起早摸黑
Chinese
| to wake up early; early morning | to feel a way forward in the dark; to grope around looking for a way forward in the dark | ||
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| trad. (起早摸黑) | 起早 | 摸黑 | |
| simp. #(起早摸黑) | 起早 | 摸黑 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qǐzǎomōhēi [Phonetic: qízǎomōhēi]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǐzǎomohei
- Wade–Giles: chʻi3-tsao3-mo1-hei1
- Yale: chǐ-dzǎu-mwō-hēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiitzaomhohei
- Palladius: цицзаомохэй (ciczaomoxɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
起早摸黑
- to work from dawn to dusk; to burn the candle at both ends