俾夜作昼

Traditional: 俾夜作晝

bǐ yè zuò zhòu

Dictionary entry

lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil

What does 俾夜作昼 mean?

俾夜作昼 (bǐ yè zuò zhòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil

2work especially hard

Character breakdown

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俾bǐto cause · to enable 夜yèvariant of 夜[ye4]作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 昼zhòudaytime

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俾夜作昼

bǐ yè zuò zhòu

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