Xiao gan, Xiāo gàn, Xiào gǎn, Xiāo gān: 3 definitions

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宵旰 [xiāo gàn] [xiao gan]—
It is a metaphor for diligence in handling state affairs (政事 [zheng shi]). It is an abbreviation of "宵衣旰食 [xiao yi gan shi]" (xiāo yī gàn shí); refer to the entry for "宵衣旰食 [xiao yi gan shi]" (xiāo yī gàn shí). From "New Book of Tang" (新唐書 [xin tang shu]), Volume 178, "Biography of Liu Fen" (劉蕡傳 [liu fen chuan]): "Ultimately, with the effectiveness of appointing worthy people (任賢 [ren xian]), there will be no more worries about working diligently day and night." From the Qing (清 [qing]) Dynasty, Jiang Shiquan's (蔣士銓 [jiang shi quan]) "The Holly Tree" (冬青樹 [dong qing shu]), Act 29: "Instruct, instruct, instruct, instruct him to work diligently day and night (勤勞 [qin lao])."

xiāo gàn: bǐ yù qín yú zhèng shì. wèi “xiāo yī gàn shí” de shěng wén, cān jiàn “xiāo yī gàn shí” tiáo. < xīn táng shū． juǎn yī qī bā． liú fén chuán>: “zhōng rèn xián zhī xiào, wú xiāo gàn zhī yōu yǐ.” qīng． jiǎng shì quán < dōng qīng shù> dì èr jiǔ chū: “zhǔ zhǔ zhǔ, zhǔ fù tā xiāo gàn qín láo.”

xiao gan: bi yu qin yu zheng shi. wei "xiao yi gan shi" de sheng wen, can jian "xiao yi gan shi" tiao. < xin tang shu. juan yi qi ba. liu fen chuan>: "zhong ren xian zhi xiao, wu xiao gan zhi you yi." qing. jiang shi quan < dong qing shu> di er jiu chu: "zhu zhu zhu, zhu fu ta xiao gan qin lao."