熬更守夜

Traditional form:

熬更守夜

Pinyin (reading):

áogēngshǒuyè

Definitions:

• to stay up through the night (idiom)

Characters:

• 熬 - to boil, to simmer; to endure pain
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night

Traditional characters:

• 熬 - to boil, to simmer; to endure pain
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night