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夙夜匪懈
Mandarin · pinyin sù yè fěi xiè
Meanings
- to work from morning to night (idiom)
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4–4–3–4 · su4 ye4 fei3 xie4
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suk1 je6 fei2 haai6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to work from morning to night
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