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Chinese
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night
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit |
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
| trad. (夜以繼日)
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夜
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以
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繼
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日
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| simp. (夜以继日)
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夜
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以
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继
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日
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| anagram
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日以繼夜／日以继夜
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Etymology
周公思兼三王，以施四事，其有不合者，仰而思之，夜以繼日。幸而得之，坐以待旦。
周公思兼三王，以施四事，其有不合者，仰而思之，夜以继日。幸而得之，坐以待旦。 - From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Zhōugōng sī jiān sān wáng, yǐ shī sì shì, qí yǒu bùhé zhě, yǎng ér sī zhī, yèyǐjìrì. Xìng'ér dé zhī, zuò yǐ dài dàn.
- The duke of Zhou desired to unite in himself the virtues of those kings, those founders of the three dynasties, that he might display in his practice the four things which they did. If he saw any thing in them not suited to his time, he looked up and thought about it, from daytime into the night, and when he was fortunate enough to master the difficulty, he sat waiting for the morning.
Pronunciation
Idiom
夜以繼日
- day and night; round the clock
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