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秉烛夜游
bǐng​zhú​yè​yóu

to have fun while one can

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秉烛夜游 秉燭夜遊 bǐng​zhú​yè​yóu
to have fun while one can
to hold a candle and wander at night; making the most of one's time and enjoying life while one has the chance; an idiom originating from Li Bai's 李 lǐ Chunye Yan Taoliyuan Xu 春 chūn

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