通宵达旦

tōng xiāo dá dàn

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

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Child Words of 通宵达旦

• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 通宵 通宵 tōng xiāo: all night
• 宵 宵 xiāo: night
• 旦 旦 dàn: (literary) dawn; daybreak
• 达 达 dá: to attain