夙夜匪懈

Mandarin · pinyin sù yè fěi xiè

Meanings

  1. to work from morning to night (idiom)
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夙
sù · early in morning, dawn; previous
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
匪
fěi · bandits, robbers, gangsters
懈
xiè · idle, relaxed, remiss
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4–4–3–4 · su4 ye4 fei3 xie4

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suk1 je6 fei2 haai6

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  1. (idiomatic) to work from morning to night

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