守夜

Traditional form:

守夜

Pinyin (reading):

shǒuyè

Definitions:

• to be on all-night duty
• to be on night watch
• to keep a vigil

Characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night

Traditional characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night