蚤朝晏罷

Chinese
flea
 
morning; to face; towards
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea
 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

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?

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