"夜以繼日" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "The duke of Zhou desired to unite in himself the virtues of those kings, those founders of the three dynasties, that he might display in his practice the four things which they did. If he saw any thing in them not suited to his time, he looked up and thought about it, from daytime into the night, and when he was fortunate enough to master the difficulty, he sat waiting for the morning.",
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  "etymology_text": "周公思兼三王，以施四事，其有不合者，仰而思之，夜以繼日。幸而得之，坐以待旦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]周公思兼三王，以施四事，其有不合者，仰而思之，夜以继日。幸而得之，坐以待旦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nZhōugōng sī jiān sān wáng, yǐ shī sì shì, qí yǒu bùhé zhě, yǎng ér sī zhī, yèyǐjìrì. Xìng'ér dé zhī, zuò yǐ dài dàn. [Pinyin]\nThe duke of Zhou desired to unite in himself the virtues of those kings, those founders of the three dynasties, that he might display in his practice the four things which they did. If he saw any thing in them not suited to his time, he looked up and thought about it, from daytime into the night, and when he was fortunate enough to master the difficulty, he sat waiting for the morning.",
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        "day and night; round the clock"
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          "roman": "rìyǐjìyè",
          "word": "日以繼夜／日以继夜"
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          "roman": "rìyǐjìyè",
          "word": "日以繼夜"
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          "word": "無晝無暗"
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          "word": "白明黑夜"
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          "word": "暝拍日"
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        "2": "The duke of Zhou desired to unite in himself the virtues of those kings, those founders of the three dynasties, that he might display in his practice the four things which they did. If he saw any thing in them not suited to his time, he looked up and thought about it, from daytime into the night, and when he was fortunate enough to master the difficulty, he sat waiting for the morning.",
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      "roman": "rìyǐjìyè",
      "word": "日以繼夜／日以继夜"
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      "roman": "rìyǐjìyè",
      "word": "日以繼夜"
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      "roman": "rìyǐjìyè",
      "word": "日以继夜"
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      "word": "無晝無暗"
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      "word": "白明黑夜"
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      "word": "暝拍日"
    },
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      "word": "暝甲日"
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  "word": "夜以繼日"
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