overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night
trad. 通宵達旦
Also written 通宵達旦【tōng xiāo dá dàn】
Characters in this word
4通
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to go through, to know well, (suffix) expert, to connect, to communicate, open, to clear, classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- Pinyin
- tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5675 of 2500
宵
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night
- Pinyin
- xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
达
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surname Da
- Pinyin
- Dá
- Traditional
- 達
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1283 of 2500
旦
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(literary) dawn; daybreak, dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- Pinyin
- dàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 33151 of 2500