俾夜作晝

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

俾夜作晝Traditional · Main Form
俾夜作昼Alternate Form

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