起五更,睡半夜 起五更,睡半夜 起五更,睡半夜

get up at the fifth watch, sleep at midnight

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Meaning
Rising very early and going to bed late; working extremely hard.
Simplified
起五更,睡半夜
Pinyin
qǐwǔgēng, shuì bànyè
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧˇ ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ,ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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