亭てい午ご

noun

noon; midday

A literary, classical term for noon. In modern Japanese, 正午 (しょうご) or 真昼 (まひる) are the usual words.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しに「亭てい午ご」という語ごがよく出でてくる。

  The word 亭午 often appears in old Chinese-style poems.