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熬更守夜

Mandarin · pinyin áo gēng shǒu yè

to stay up through the night (idiom)

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熬: áo · cook down, to boil; endure
更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night

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2–1–3–4 · ao2 geng1 shou3 ye4

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ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6

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verb

to stay up late or all night

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