to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends
trad. 夙興夜寐
Also written 夙興夜寐【sù xīng yè mèi】
Characters in this word
4夙
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morning, early, long-held, long-cherished
- Pinyin
- sù
- Strokes
- 6
兴
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surname Xing
- Pinyin
- Xīng
- Traditional
- 興
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 17536 of 2500
夜
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variant of 夜[ye4]
- Pinyin
- yè
- Traditional
- 亱
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4459 of 2500
寐
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to sleep soundly
- Pinyin
- mèi
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 39483 of 2500