夙兴夜寐 — Chinese idiom
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
Traditional: 夙興夜寐
Meaning
- to rise early and sleep late ; to work hard
- to study diligently
- to burn the candle at both ends
Character by character
- 夙sùdawn, early in the morning; previous; long-held
- 兴xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 夜yènight, dark; under cover of night
- 寐mèisleep; asleep
Idioms sharing a character
- 夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè
- 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng
- 多难兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng
- 方兴未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ
- 方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài
- 望洋兴叹 wàng yáng xīng tàn
- 百废俱兴 bǎi fèi jù xīng
- 百废待兴 bǎi fèi dài xīng
- 兴利除弊 xīng lì chú bì
- 兴妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài
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