Gan shi xiao yi, Gàn shí xiāo yī: 1 definition

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旰食宵衣 [gàn shí xiāo yī] [gan shi xiao yi]—
Eating only late in the day, and getting up to dress before dawn. It is a metaphor for being diligent and busy. From Chen Hong's (陳鴻 [chen hong]) "The Tale of Everlasting Sorrow" (長恨傳 [zhang hen chuan]) from the Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]): "Emperor Xuanzong (玄宗 [xuan zong]) had been on the throne for a long time, and grew weary of his diligent and arduous work, which involved eating late and dressing at dawn." Also written as "宵衣旰食 [xiao yi gan shi]" and "昃食宵衣 [ze shi xiao yi]".

旰食宵衣:天晚了才進食,天未亮即起床穿衣。比喻勤勞忙碌。唐.陳鴻《長恨傳》:「玄宗在位歲久,倦於旰食宵衣。」也作「宵衣旰食」、「昃食宵衣」。

gàn shí xiāo yī: tiān wǎn le cái jìn shí, tiān wèi liàng jí qǐ chuáng chuān yī. bǐ yù qín láo máng lù. táng. chén hóng < zhǎng hèn chuán>: “xuán zōng zài wèi suì jiǔ, juàn yú gàn shí xiāo yī.” yě zuò “xiāo yī gàn shí” ,, “zè shí xiāo yī” .

gan shi xiao yi: tian wan le cai jin shi, tian wei liang ji qi chuang chuan yi. bi yu qin lao mang lu. tang. chen hong < zhang hen chuan>: "xuan zong zai wei sui jiu, juan yu gan shi xiao yi." ye zuo "xiao yi gan shi" ,, "ze shi xiao yi" .

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary
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