We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「夙夜匪懈」, explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「夙夜匪懈」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Suye: morning and evening, day and night; Fei: not; Xie: lazy. Describes working carefully and diligently day and night.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sù yè fěi xiè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
suk1 ye6 fei2 haai6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
