宵衣旰食

xiāo yī gàn shí

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Definitions

1. to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2. diligently attending to official matters

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Child Words of 宵衣旰食

• 宵 宵 xiāo: night
• 旰 旰 gàn: sunset
• 衣 衣 yī: clothes
• 衣 衣 yì: to dress
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)