夙兴夜寐
sù​xīng​yè​mèi

to work hard night and day

  • created sense approved 夙兴夜寐/夙興夜寐 · sù​xīng​yè​mèi · to work hard night and day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夙兴夜寐 / 夙興夜寐

    sù​xīng​yè​mèi

    to work hard night and day

    to rise early and sleep late; to work hard or study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

    夙 (literal) → 夙 · sù · early morning 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to get up 夜 (literal) → 夜 · yè · night 寐 (literal) → 寐 · mèi · to sleep

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