起早暝暗

Chinese

to wake up early; early morning (Southern Min) night
dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
trad. (起早暝暗) 起早 暝 暗
simp. #(起早暝暗) 起早 暝 暗

Pronunciation

  • Puxian Min
    • (Xianyou)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: ki3 zor3 ma2 ang4 [Phonetic: ki5 lor3 ma5 ang4]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /kʰi³³²⁻²¹ (t͡s-)lɒ³³² ma²⁴⁻²¹ aŋ⁴²/

Idiom

起早暝暗

  1. (Xianyou Puxian Min) to work hard night and day; to burn the candle at both ends

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “起早暝暗”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 320.
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