起早暝暗

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Chinese

to wake up early; early morning (Southern Min) night
dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
trad. (起早暝暗) 起早
simp. #(起早暝暗) 起早

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Idiom

起早暝暗

  1. (Xianyou Puxian Min) to work hard night and day; to burn the candle at both ends

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “起早暝暗”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 320.