日以繼夜

Chinese

		day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	night
trad. (日以繼夜)		日	以	繼	夜
simp. (日以继夜)		日	以	继	夜

Etymology

From 夜以繼日／夜以继日 (yèyǐjìrì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rìyǐjìyè

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ ji⁵ gai³ je⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rìyǐjìyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rìhyǐjìyè
  - Wade–Giles: jih⁴-i³-chi⁴-yeh⁴
  - Yale: r̀-yǐ-jì-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhyiijihyeh
  - Palladius: жиицзие (žiiczije)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ ji⁵ gai³ je⁶
  - Yale: yaht yíh gai yeh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ ji⁵ gai³ je⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ yi⁵ gei³ yé⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² jiː¹³ kɐi̯³³ jɛː²²/

Idiom

日以繼夜

day and night; round the clock

Synonyms

夜以繼日／夜以继日 (yèyǐjìrì)
(Hakka) 無晝無暗／无昼无暗
(Hokkien) 暝拍日, 暝甲日

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