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不
眠
不
休
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Jyutping
bat1 min4 bat1 jau1
Pinyin
bù mián bù xiū
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
唔休息、唔瞓覺,無間斷又好畀心機噉做一樣嘢
devoting oneself to doing something nonstop without any rest or sleep
佢已經不眠不休噉做咗兩日。
佢已经不眠不休噉做咗两日。
keoi5 ji5 ging1 bat1 min4 bat1 jau1 gam2 zou6 zo2 loeng5 jat6.
He hasn't taken any rest for two days already.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to toil without taking a break to rest or sleep
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
不眠不休
不眠不休
bat1 min4 bat1 jau1
to do something without sleep or rest
Cantonese
佢已经不眠不休噉做咗两日。
佢已經不眠不休噉做咗兩日。
keoi5 ji5 ging1 bat1 min4 bat1 jau1 gam2 zou6 zo2 loeng5 jat6.
He hasn't taken any rest for two days already.