焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
Pinyin

Definition

焚膏继晷
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fén gāo jì guǐ
  1. to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唇膏
chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
牙膏
yá gāo
  1. 1 toothpaste
  2. 2 CL:管[guǎn]
睫毛膏
jié máo gāo
  1. 1 mascara
润唇膏
rùn chún gāo
  1. 1 chapstick
  2. 2 lip balm
焚烧
fén shāo
  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to set on fire
焚香
fén xiāng
  1. 1 to burn incense
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
石膏
shí gāo
  1. 1 gypsum CaSÒ·2(H2O)
  2. 2 plaster
  3. 3 plaster cast (for a broken bone)
磨砂膏
mó shā gāo
  1. 1 facial scrub
膏药
gāo yao
  1. 1 herbal plaster applied to a wound
自焚
zì fén
  1. 1 self-immolation
药膏
yào gāo
  1. 1 ointment
软膏
ruǎn gāo
  1. 1 ointment
  2. 2 paste
遮瑕膏
zhē xiá gāo
  1. 1 concealer (cosmetics)
龟苓膏
guī líng gāo
  1. 1 turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs
  2. 2 a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
剃须膏
tì xū gāo
  1. 1 shaving cream
恩膏
ēn gāo
  1. 1 rich favor
挤牙膏
jǐ yá gāo
  1. 1 lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
  2. 2 fig. to extract a confession under pressure
日晷
rì guǐ
  1. 1 sundial

Idioms (12)

救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
日无暇晷
rì wú xiá guǐ
  1. 1 no time to spare (idiom)
民脂民膏
mín zhī mín gāo
  1. 1 lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
  2. 2 the people's blood, sweat and tears
泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
焚砚
fén yàn
  1. 1 to destroy one's ink-slab
  2. 2 to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
  1. 1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
玩火自焚
wán huǒ zì fén
  1. 1 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
  2. 2 to get one's fingers burnt
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兰艾同焚
lán ài tóng fén
  1. 1 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
  2. 2 the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

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