夙夜匪懈

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Chinese

morning and night; day and night; day and night
morning and night; day and night; day and night; all the time
 
 bandit; not lax; negligent
trad. (夙夜匪懈) 夙夜 匪 懈
simp. #(夙夜匪懈) 夙夜 匪 懈

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 260 (《詩經·大雅·烝民》):

既明且哲，以保其身。
夙夜匪解，以事一人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jì míng qiě zhé, yǐ bǎo qí shēn.
Sùyè fěi xiè, yǐ shì yīrén.
Intelligent is he and wise, Protecting his own person.
Never idle, day or night, In the service of the One man.

Pronunciation

Idiom

夙夜匪懈

  1. to work from morning to night
    • 夙夜匪懈，主義是從。 [MSC, trad.]
      夙夜匪懈，主义是从。 [MSC, simp.]
      From: 中華民國國歌(The National Anthem of the Republic of China)
      Sùyèfěixiè, zhǔyì shì cóng.
      Work day or night, follow the Principles.
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