夜以继日 — “To work day and night without rest”
夜以继日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work day and night without rest”. To toil ceaselessly from dusk till dawn.
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夜以继日 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 夜yè
- 以yǐ
- 继jì
- 日rì
夜以继日 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 夜以继日
为了按时完成新产品的开发，整个团队成员们夜以继日地努力
To complete the development of the new product on schedule, all team members worked day and night.
Origin and Story of 夜以继日
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu passed away not long after he conquered the Shang Dynasty. His son, King Cheng (Ji Song), ascended the throne at the age of 13. All major state affairs were entrusted to his uncle, the Duke of Zhou (Ji Dan), who acted as regent.
To ensure the stability of the Western Zhou regime, the Duke of Zhou worked tirelessly day and night. He successfully put down a rebellion orchestrated by his own brothers who had conspired with Wu Geng, the son of the last Shang king.
The Duke of Zhou devoted himself to assisting in governance, never complaining about the immense workload.
Idioms Related to 夜以继日
Synonyms of 夜以继日
Antonyms of 夜以继日
More idioms starting with 夜
- yè夜bù不chéng成mèi寐unable to sleep at night
- yè夜bù不bì闭hù户safe society, no need to lock doors
- yè夜yǐ以jiē接rì日work day and night without rest
- yè夜yǐ以jì继zhòu昼work tirelessly day and night
- yè夜zhù住xiǎo晓xíng行travel day and night
- yè夜bàn半sān三gēng更in the dead of night
- yè夜bàn半gēng更shēn深deep in the night
- yè夜sù宿xiǎo晓xíng行traveling day and night
- yè夜yuè月huā花cháo朝beautiful romantic times
- yè夜shēn深rén人jìng静dead of night
- yè夜é蛾fù赴huǒ火irresistibly drawn to danger
- yè夜xíng行zhòu昼fú伏travel by night, hide by day
Questions about 夜以继日
- What does 夜以继日 mean?
- 夜以继日 (yè yǐ jì rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work day and night without rest”.
- How do you pronounce 夜以继日?
- 夜以继日 is pronounced yè yǐ jì rì in Mandarin Chinese.
- Where does 夜以继日 come from?
- 夜以继日 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 夜以继日?
- 晚上连着白天。形容加紧工作或学习。