焚膏继晷 in English fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to burn the midnight oil (idiomatic expression); to work continuously night and day

Simplified Characters

焚 膏 继 晷

Traditional Characters

焚 膏 繼 晷

Pinyin

fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

焚fen2to burn 膏gao1ointment 继ji4to continue 晷gui3sundial