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Today, we explore the idiom 「宵旰圖治」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

He worked hard day and night, devoted himself to government affairs, and tried to govern the country well.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiāo gàn tú zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu1 gon3 tou4 ji6

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