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起早摸黑

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ zǎo mō hēi

Meanings

  1. see 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi
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起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
早
zǎo · early; soon; morning
摸
mō · gently touch with hand; caress
黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
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3–3–1–1 · qi3 zao3 mo1 hei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 zou2 mo2 hak1

Cantonese word readings for 起早摸黑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hei2 zou2 mo2 hak1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to work from dawn to dusk; to burn the candle at both ends

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