「日⋯夜⋯」
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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)
(Eng.) to nag day and night; literally: day nag night nag
(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
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