蚤朝晏罷

Chinese

		flea	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	late; quiet	(final part.); to stop; cease (final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish
trad. (蚤朝晏罷)		蚤	朝	晏	罷
simp. (蚤朝晏罢)		蚤	朝	晏	罢
蚤 is a tongjia character of 早 (“early”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎocháoyànbà

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǎocháoyànbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocháoyànbà
    • Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻao²-yen⁴-pa⁴
    • Yale: dzǎu-cháu-yàn-bà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochauryannbah
    • Palladius: цзаочаояньба (czaočaojanʹba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹/

Idiom

蚤朝晏罷

1. to go to court early and retire late; to be diligent in governmental affairs

   且夫君王蚤朝晏罷，非為吳邪？ [MSC, trad.]
   且夫君王蚤朝晏罢，非为吴邪？ [MSC, simp.]

   Qiěfú jūnwáng zǎo cháo yàn bà, fēi wèi wú yé? [Pinyin]

   Moreover, the Lord goes to court early and retires late, diligent in governmental affairs, isn't it for the sake of Wu?

Synonyms

• 蚤朝晏退 (zǎocháoyàntuì)