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Home / Idiom / 夙兴夜寐

to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard · to study diligently · to burn the candle at both ends

夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìto be industrious, rising early and going to bed late起早贪黑qǐ zǎo tān hēi
Antonyms
to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)饱食终日bǎo shí zhōng rìto idle about游手好闲yóu shǒu hào xián
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