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通宵达旦

tōng xiāo dá dàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
  2. 2. day and night

Child Words of 通宵达旦

宵
xiāo

night

通
tòng

classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

达
dá

to attain

通宵
tōng xiāo

all night

旦
dàn

(literary) dawn; daybreak