宵旰焦劳 — “Toil anxiously from night till late”
宵旰焦劳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work extremely hard and diligently, often with great worry or anxiety, from early morning until late night; to be assiduously preoccupied with duties”. Literally, “Toil anxiously from night till late”.
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What does 宵旰焦劳 mean?
宵旰焦劳 (xiāo gàn jiāo láo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work extremely hard and diligently, often with great worry or anxiety, from early morning until late night; to be assiduously preoccupied with duties”.
How do you pronounce 宵旰焦劳?
宵旰焦劳 is pronounced xiāo gàn jiāo láo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 宵旰焦劳 literally mean?
Literally, 宵旰焦劳 means “Toil anxiously from night till late”. It is used to mean “to work extremely hard and diligently, often with great worry or anxiety, from early morning until late night; to be assiduously preoccupied with duties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 宵旰焦劳?
形容勤于政事。同“宵旰忧劳”