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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「連昏達曙」.

Today, we explore the idiom 「連昏達曙」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

It means all night long. All night long, from dusk till dawn.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lián hūn dá shǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lin4 fan1 daat6 chyu5

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.