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): ㄆㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pei¹ sing¹ daai³ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīxīngdàiyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄞˋ 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

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