「日⋯夜⋯」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jat6 je6
Individual
Character Meaning:
日 day; sun; daytime; shorthand for Japan; 24 hours
夜 night; night-time; late at night; far into the night
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
day and night; literally: day ... night ... ("..." substituted by the same verb or verbal phrase)
(Cant.) 日哦夜哦jat6 ngo4 je6 ngo6
(Eng.) to nag day and night; literally: day nag night nag
(Cant.) 日jat6做zou6夜je6做zou6似ci5隻zek3狗gau2
(Eng.) to work day and night like a dog; literally: day do night do like a dog
(Cant.) 日jat6防fong4夜je6防fong4,家gaa1賊caak6難naan4防fong4
(Eng.) it is difficult to defend against a dishonest or treacherous insider, such as a hidden traitor and a spy; literally: one can defend night and day but it is hard to defend against a thief from one's own family
(Cant.) 你nei5哋dei6咁gam2樣joeng2日jat6嘈cou4夜je6嘈cou4唔m4係hai6辦baan6法faat3㗎gaa3喎wo3,不bat1如jyu4坐co5低dai1心sam1平ping4氣hei3和wo4咁gam2傾king1啦laa1。
(Eng.) You couldn't solve the problem by arguing every day and night. Why not sit down and talk peacefully instead?
See also: 日夜 晝夜 一日到黑
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