俾夜作晝

简 俾夜作昼 · 繁 俾夜作晝
Mandarin · pinyin bǐ yè zuò zhòu

Meanings

  1. lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. work especially hard
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俾
bǐ · bì · so that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給)
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
晝
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昼
zhòu · daytime, daylight
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3–4–4–4 · bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4

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bei2 je6 zok3 zau3

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俾夜作晝 · bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4
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Exact source record俾夜作晝 俾夜作昼 [bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4] /lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil/work especially hard/