衣不解帶

Chinese

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gown; clothes; to dress; to wear

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to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort

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band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and

|- !trad. (衣不解帶) | 衣 | 不 | 解 | 帶 |- !simp. (衣不解带) | 衣 | 不 | 解 | 带 |}

Etymology

Literally: to not loosen the belt to one's clothing (so that one can disrobe and go to sleep, because one is so busy)

Pronunciation

Idiom

衣不解帶

  1. to diligently work on behalf of someone
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