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to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
f+én·2nd toneg+āo·1st tonej+ì·4th toneg+uǐ·3rd tone
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Synonyms
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìovernight until daybreak (idiom); all night long · day and night通宵达旦tōng xiāo dá dàn
Antonyms
to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)饱食终日bǎo shí zhōng rìto have nothing to do · to idle one's time away (idiom)无所事事wú suǒ shì shì
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