







披星带月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel or work from early morning till late at night”. Or even through the night, often implying arduous journey or tireless labor. Literally, “wearing stars and carrying the moon”.

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Open the tool →披星带月 (pī xīng dài yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel or work from early morning till late at night”.
披星带月 is pronounced pī xīng dài yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 披星带月 means “wearing stars and carrying the moon”. It is used to mean “to travel or work from early morning till late at night”.
顶着星月奔走。形容早出晚归或夜行。