fén gāo jì guǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
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Original source entry:

焚膏繼晷 焚膏继晷 [fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3] /to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day/

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