"夙興夜寐" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "三 歲 為{wéi} 婦，靡 室 勞 矣。\n@夙.興{xīng}.夜.寐，靡 有 朝{zhāo} 矣。",
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          "text": "[…]没有夙兴夜寐的程序员，中国互联网产业无法实现「弯道超车」，成就一个又一个估值过亿的企业；[…] [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 2019 April 29, 仲青平 (Zhong Qingping), 《向所有奋斗中的劳动者致敬》, in China Youth Daily, page 1\n[…] méiyǒu sùxìngyèmèi de chéngxùyuán, zhōngguó hùliánwǎng chǎnyè wúfǎ shíxiàn “wāndào chāochē”, chéngjiù yīge yòu yīge gūzhí guò yì de qǐyè; […] [Pinyin]",
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