khuya sớm
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Day and night, constantly: "khuya sớm" describes an action performed continuously, without stopping, throughout the day and night. It emphasizes dedication and tireless effort.
- From early morning until late at night: It can also refer to a long duration of work or activity, spanning from the early hours until late at night.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ấy làm việc khuya sớm để hoàn thành dự án. (He works day and night to complete the project.)
- Cô ấy khuya sớm chăm sóc đứa con nhỏ. (She takes care of her young child constantly, day and night.)
Advanced Usage
"Khuya sớm có nhau": To be together through thick and thin, sharing all moments.
- Vợ chồng họ đã khuya sớm có nhau suốt mấy chục năm. (They have been together through thick and thin for decades.)
"Khuya sớm tần tảo": To toil laboriously from morning till night.
- Người mẹ khuya sớm tần tảo nuôi các con ăn học. (The mother toils day and night to raise and educate her children.)
Variants and Related Words
Sớm khuya (Adverb): This is a common variant with the same meaning as "khuya sớm," emphasizing constant care or work.
- Con cái phải biết phụng dưỡng cha mẹ sớm khuya. (Children must know how to care for their parents day and night.)
Đêm ngày (Adverb): A synonym meaning "night and day," used similarly to indicate continuous action.
- Các bác sĩ làm việc đêm ngày tại bệnh viện. (The doctors work night and day at the hospital.)
Synonyms
- Ngày đêm: Day and night.
- Suốt ngày đêm: Throughout the day and night.
- Quanh năm suốt tháng: All year round (emphasizes a very long, constant duration).
Related Idioms
"Thức khuya dậy sớm": To stay up late and get up early; to work extremely hard.
- Để có được thành công hôm nay, ông ấy đã thức khuya dậy sớm nhiều năm. (To achieve today's success, he worked tirelessly, staying up late and getting up early for many years.)
"Đầu tắt mặt tối": (Literally: head extinguished, face dark) To be extremely busy from dawn to dusk.
- Mùa vụ đến, người nông dân đầu tắt mặt tối. (When the harvest season comes, the farmers are extremely busy from dawn to dusk.)
- Day at night
- Khuya sớm chăm nom cha mẹTo look after one's parents day at night