宵旰
xiāo​gàn

to work tirelessly

  • created reference approved 宵旰 → 宵衣旰食 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宵旰 xiāo​gàn

    宵衣旰食 xiāo​yī​gàn​shí

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 宵旰 · xiāo​gàn · to work tirelessly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宵旰

    xiāo​gàn

    to work tirelessly

    (literary) to work incessantly on administrative or state duties; specifically to get dressed before dawn and eat after dark due to a heavy workload

    宵 (abbreviation) → 宵 · xiāo · night (of 宵衣 · xiāo​yī · to dress before dawn) 旰 (abbreviation) → 旰 · gàn · sunset (of 旰食 · gàn​shí · to eat late)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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