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俾昼作夜
俾晝作夜
bǐzhòuzuòyè
1. to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

Character Breakdown

俾
bǐ
so that, in order that; to cause
10 丶
昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
HSK 6 9 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
夜
yè
night, dark; under cover of night
HSK 5 8 丶

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