Definition

1. Adverb (Archaic/Literary):
   • Day and night: An archaic or literary term meaning continuously, without stopping, throughout both day and night.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Ông ấy làm việc trú dạ. (He works day and night.)
  • Chiếc tàu đi liên hồi không phân trú dạ. (The ship travels continuously, without distinguishing day and night.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily found in classical Vietnamese literature, historical texts, or poetic language. In modern spoken Vietnamese, the common phrase "ngày đêm" is used instead.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngày đêm (adv): The modern, standard term for "day and night."
  • Cô y tá làm việc ngày đêm. (The nurse works day and night.)

Synonyms

• Day and night: Continuously, all the time.
• Around the clock: At all hours.
• Ceaselessly: Without stopping.

Related Idioms

• : To not distinguish between day and night; to do something incessantly.
  • Công việc căng thẳng đến mức anh ấy làm không phân biệt trú dạ. (The work was so stressful that he worked without distinguishing day and night.)