披星戴月

Chinese

		to drape over one's shoulder	star	to wear on one's head	moon
simp. and trad. (披星戴月)		披	星	戴	月
alternative forms		披星帶月／披星带月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pīxīngdàiyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄒㄧㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pīxīngdàiyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄒㄧㄥㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pisingdàiyuè
  - Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-hsing¹-tai⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: pī-syīng-dài-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pishingdayyueh
  - Palladius: писиндайюэ (pisindajjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: pēi sīng daai yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: péi¹ xing¹ dai³ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

披星戴月

(figurative) to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day

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