Traduction :
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters
Référence :
宵:夜间;衣:穿衣;旰:天已晚。天不亮就穿起衣来,时间晚了才吃饭。形容为处理国事而辛勤地工作。
Origine :
南朝陈·徐陵《陈文帝哀册文》:“勤民听政,旰衣宵食。”
Exemple :
若夫任贤惕厉,宵衣旰食,宜黜左右之纤佞,进股肱之大臣。(《旧唐书·刘蕡传》)
Annotation :
宵衣旰食1
1. xiāoyīgànshí :
[EN] to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters