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焚膏繼晷
简 焚膏继晷 · 繁 焚膏繼晷Mandarin · pinyin fén gāo jì guǐ
Meanings
- to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
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2–1–4–3 · fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2
Cantonese word readings for 焚膏繼晷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to burn the midnight oil
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