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Home / Idiom / 俾昼作夜

to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort夜以继日yè yǐ jì rì
Antonyms
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil · work especially hard俾夜作昼bǐ yè zuò zhòu
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