







昧旦晨兴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise before dawn”. To get up at the crack of dawn, often implying diligence or being troubled and unable to sleep soundly. Literally, “before dawn, morning rise”.

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Open the tool →昧旦晨兴 (mèi dàn chén xīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise before dawn”.
昧旦晨兴 is pronounced mèi dàn chén xīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 昧旦晨兴 means “before dawn, morning rise”. It is used to mean “to rise before dawn”.
指天不亮就起来。多形容勤劳或忧心忡忡难以入睡。昧旦,天将明未明;破晓。