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俾晝作夜

简俾昼作夜 · 繁俾晝作夜

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ zhòu zuò yè

to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

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俾: bǐ · bì · so that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給)
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作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
昼: zhòu · daytime, daylight

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3–4–4–4 · bi3 zhou4 zuo4 ye4

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