通宵
tung1 siu1tōng xiāo
English
- all night
- through the night
- to stay up all night; to work or play overnight without a break; to go out all night
- all night; whole night; throughout the night
- throughout the night
粵語 — Cantonese
- 成晚唔瞓覺
- 由夜晚去到天光(量詞:個/晚)
Examples
通宵寫報告
to work on a report for the whole night
我慣咗通宵做嘢。
I'm used to working all night.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
今晚要通宵,唔使等我食飯。
I have to work overnight tonight. Don't wait for me for dinner.
你捱咗兩晚通宵喇,快啲返屋企啦!
You have spent two whole nights on this. Quickly go home!
他通宵备考。
He spent all night cramming for the test.
Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY
她通宵读书。
She read books all night.
Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY
通宵玩游戏很伤身体的。
Playing games all night is very harmful to your health.
Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY
全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。
The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk