hard at work night and day(chén xīng yè mèi)

hard at work night and day

The Chinese idiom ch é nx ī ngy è m è I means getting up early and going to bed late. It's hard work. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu, biography of Wei Yao.

Analysis of Idioms

Morning and night

The origin of Idioms

According to Wei Yao's biography in Wu Shu, the annals of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "therefore, we should be diligent in exercising, not to mention resting in the morning and sleeping in the night. We should go through it with time and tired it with daily strength."

Idiom usage

It's hard work all day long. Sheng can't bear to be tired of housework, but she still wants to take care of herself, but she refuses. A good morning and a good night. Pu Songling's Liaozhaizhiyi Xiliu in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : chén xīng yè mèi