通宵

Mandarin · pinyin tōng xiāo

Meanings

  1. all night
  2. throughout the night
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通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
宵
xiāo · night, evening, dark
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1–1 · tong1 xiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tung1 siu1

Cantonese word readings for 通宵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. whole night; all night

verb

  1. to stay up all night

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