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焚膏继晷
焚膏繼晷
féngāojìguǐ
1. to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

Character Breakdown

焚
fén
to burn
12 丶
膏
gāo
grease, fat; ointment, paste
HSK 4 14 丶
继
jì
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
HSK 4 10 丶
晷
guǐ
the sun's shadow; sundial; time
12 丶

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