"起早摸黑" meaning in Chinese

See 起早摸黑 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: qǐzǎomōhēi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], qǐzǎomōhēi [Phonetic:qízǎomōhēi] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cǐzǎomohei [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi³-tsao³-mo¹-hei¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chǐ-dzǎu-mwō-hēi [Mandarin, Yale], chiitzaomhohei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цицзаомохэй [Mandarin, Palladius], ciczaomoxɛj [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 起早摸黑
  1. to work from dawn to dusk; to burn the candle at both ends Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-起早摸黑-zh-phrase-uhDBvn~2 Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 夙興夜寐 (sùxīngyèmèi), 夙兴夜寐 (sùxīngyèmèi), 起早坐晏 [Hokkien], 起早坐暗 [Hokkien], 起早坐酉 [Hokkien], 起早摸暗 [Hokkien], 起早暝晏 [Puxian-Min], 起早暝暗 [Puxian-Min], 起早貪黑 (qǐzǎomōhēi), 起早贪黑 (qǐzǎomōhēi), 起早起晏 [Puxian-Min]
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "起早摸黑",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to work from dawn to dusk; to burn the candle at both ends"
      ],
      "id": "en-起早摸黑-zh-phrase-uhDBvn~2",
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
        ],
        [
          "dusk",
          "dusk"
        ],
        [
          "burn the candle at both ends",
          "burn the candle at both ends"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "sùxīngyèmèi",
          "word": "夙興夜寐"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sùxīngyèmèi",
          "word": "夙兴夜寐"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "起早坐晏"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "起早坐暗"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "起早坐酉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "起早摸暗"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "起早暝晏"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "起早暝暗"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qǐzǎomōhēi",
          "word": "起早貪黑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qǐzǎomōhēi",
          "word": "起早贪黑"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "起早起晏"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qǐzǎomōhēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qǐzǎomōhēi [Phonetic:qízǎomōhēi]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cǐzǎomohei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻi³-tsao³-mo¹-hei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chǐ-dzǎu-mwō-hēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiitzaomhohei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цицзаомохэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciczaomoxɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: qízǎomōhēi]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "起早摸黑"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "起早摸黑",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 摸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 早",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 起",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 黑",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to work from dawn to dusk; to burn the candle at both ends"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
        ],
        [
          "dusk",
          "dusk"
        ],
        [
          "burn the candle at both ends",
          "burn the candle at both ends"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qǐzǎomōhēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qǐzǎomōhēi [Phonetic:qízǎomōhēi]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cǐzǎomohei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻi³-tsao³-mo¹-hei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chǐ-dzǎu-mwō-hēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiitzaomhohei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цицзаомохэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciczaomoxɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: qízǎomōhēi]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sùxīngyèmèi",
      "word": "夙興夜寐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sùxīngyèmèi",
      "word": "夙兴夜寐"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起早坐晏"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起早坐暗"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起早坐酉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起早摸暗"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "起早暝晏"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "起早暝暗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qǐzǎomōhēi",
      "word": "起早貪黑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qǐzǎomōhēi",
      "word": "起早贪黑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "起早起晏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "起早摸黑"
}

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