夜行昼伏 — “Travel by night, hide by day”
夜行昼伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel or operate under the cover of night and hide or rest during the day; to move stealthily, avoiding detection during daylight hours”. Literally, “Travel by night, hide by day”.
夜行昼伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
夜行昼伏 Character Breakdown
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- 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
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What does 夜行昼伏 mean?
夜行昼伏 (yè xíng zhòu fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel or operate under the cover of night and hide or rest during the day; to move stealthily, avoiding detection during daylight hours”.
How do you pronounce 夜行昼伏?
夜行昼伏 is pronounced yè xíng zhòu fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 夜行昼伏 literally mean?
Literally, 夜行昼伏 means “Travel by night, hide by day”. It is used to mean “to travel or operate under the cover of night and hide or rest during the day; to move stealthily, avoiding detection during daylight hours”.
What is the Chinese definition of 夜行昼伏?
伏：藏匿。夜间行走，白天隐藏