披星戴月

Chinese

		to drape over one's shoulder	star	to wear on one's head	moon
simp. and trad. (披星戴月)		披	星	戴	月
alt. forms		披星帶月／披星带月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pīxīngdàiyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄒㄧㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pīxīngdàiyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄒㄧㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pishingdayyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: pēi sīng daai yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: péi¹ xing¹ dai³ yud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ tɑːi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

披星戴月

(figuratively) to get up by starlight and not knock off work till the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day

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