夙 兴 夜 寐

sù xīng yè mèidictionary entry

to rise early and sleep late (idiom) / to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

夙興夜寐 夙兴夜寐 [su4 xing1 ye4 mei4] /to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard/to study diligently/to burn the candle at both ends/

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Other forms in these source records: 夙興夜寐

夙
sù
morning / early / long-held / long-cherished
兴
xīng
to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)
xìng
feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement
Xīng
surname Xing
夜
yè
night
寐
mèi
to sleep soundly

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