粵

戙dung6起hei2牀cong4板baan2

simp戙起床板also written戙起牀版
dung6 hei2 cong4 baan2dòng qǐ chuáng bǎn

English

  1. to burn the midnight oil, to not sleep the whole night to work
  2. to stay awake thinking about a problem; literally: to stand the bed-boards upright

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成晚唔瞓覺去諗問題

Examples

  • 你今晚戙起牀板反省下。

    You should stay up tonight and reflect on your mistakes.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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