蚤朝晏罷 [－－－罢]

Jyutping zou2 ciu4 aan3 baa6
Pinyin zǎo cháo yàn bà

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to go to court early and retire late; to be diligent in governmental affairs
    (syn.) 蚤朝晏退
    • 且夫君王蚤朝晏罷，非為吳邪？
      且夫君王蚤朝晏罢，非为吴邪？
      qiě fú jūn wáng zǎo cháo yàn bà ， fēi wèi wú yé ？
      Moreover, the Lord goes to court early and retires late, diligent in governmental affairs, isn't it for the sake of Wu?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    且夫君王蚤朝晏罢，非为吴邪？
    且夫君王蚤朝晏罷，非為吳邪？
    qiě fú jūn wáng zǎo cháo yàn bà ， fēi wèi wú yé ？
    • Moreover, the Lord goes to court early and retires late, diligent in governmental affairs, isn't it for the sake of Wu?