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日出而作，日入而息

Mandarin · pinyin rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī

Meanings

  1. lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
  2. fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life
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日
rì · sun; day; daytime
出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
息
xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
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日出而作，日入而息 · ri4 chu1 er2 zuo4 , ri4 ru4 er2 xi1
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Exact source record日出而作，日入而息 日出而作，日入而息 [ri4 chu1 er2 zuo4 , ri4 ru4 er2 xi1] /lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)/fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life/