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披星戴月

Mandarin · pinyin pī xīng dài yuè

to travel or work through night and day
to toil away for long hours

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披: pī · wear; split; crack
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
戴: dài · wear on top; support
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74

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1–1–4–4 · pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pei1 sing1 daai3 jyut6

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(figurative) to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day

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