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熬更守夜

Mandarin · pinyin áo gēng shǒu yè

Meanings

  1. to stay up through the night (idiom)
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熬
áo · cook down, to boil; endure
更
gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
守
shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
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2–1–3–4 · ao2 geng1 shou3 ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6

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ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6

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verb

  1. to stay up late or all night

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