衣不解帶

Chinese

gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
 not; no
to loosen; to untie; to explain
to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
 
band; belt; girdle
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and
 
trad. (衣不解帶) 衣 不 解 帶
simp. (衣不解带) 衣 不 解 带

Etymology

Literally: to not loosen the belt to one's clothing (so that one can disrobe and go to sleep, because one is so busy)

Pronunciation

Idiom

衣不解帶

  1. to diligently work on behalf of someone
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