俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
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1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
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1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè
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1 to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
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1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
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2 to study diligently
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3 to burn the candle at both ends
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
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1 to stay out all night (idiom)
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
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1 lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
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1 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
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1 in the dead of night (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
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1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
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1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
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2 fig. foolish conceit
夜阑人静
yè lán rén jìng
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1 the still of the night (idiom)
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2 late at night
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
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1 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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2 Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
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1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
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2 to offset each other's deficiencies
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3 to complement each other
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
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1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
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2 to burn the midnight oil
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
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1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
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2 to play to one's strengths