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宵衣旰食
Mandarin · pinyin xiāo yī gàn shí
Meanings
- to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- diligently attending to official matters
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1–1–4–2 · xiao1 yi1 gan4 shi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6
Cantonese word readings for 宵衣旰食. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) Very hard-working.
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