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日夜兼程

Mandarin · pinyin rì yè jiān chéng

to travel day and night

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
兼: jiān · unite, combine; connect; and
程: chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda

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4–4–1–2 · ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2

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