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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「晝伏夜遊」, with its explanation below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「晝伏夜遊」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Hiding during the day and active at night.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhòu fú yè yóu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jau3 fuk6 ye6 yau4

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