朝乾夕惕

Mandarin · pinyin zhāo qián xī tì

Meanings

  1. cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
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朝
cháo · dynasty; morning
乾
qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
夕
xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted
惕
tì · be cautious, careful, alert
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1–2–1–4 · zhao1 qian2 xi1 ti4

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ziu1 gon1 zik6 tik1

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