開夜車 [开－车]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to burn the midnight oil
  2. to work late into the night
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​咗​趕時間​，​而​利用​夜晚​嘅​時​間​做​嘢​，​繼續​工作​或學習
    to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil
    • 聽日就考試，但係之前冇温書，唯有而家開夜車。
      听日就考试，但系之前冇温书，唯有而家开夜车。
      ting1 jat6 zau6 haau2 si5, daan6 hai6 zi1 cin4 mou5 wan1 syu1. wai4 jau5 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 je6 ce1.
      Tomorrow is the exam, but I didn't revise before, so I need to burn the midnight oil to do my revision.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil
    (syn.) 打夜作
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #498
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他老是开夜车。
    他老是開夜車。
    tā lǎo shi kāi yè chē 。
    • He always sits up late at night.
    • He's always burning the midnight oil.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成日都开夜车。
    佢成日都開夜車。
    keoi5 sing4 jat6 dou1 hoi1 je6 ce1 。
    • He always sits up late at night.
    • He's always burning the midnight oil.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听日就考试，但系之前冇温书，唯有而家开夜车。
    聽日就考試，但係之前冇温書，唯有而家開夜車。
    ting1 jat6 zau6 haau2 si5, daan6 hai6 zi1 cin4 mou5 wan1 syu1. wai4 jau5 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 je6 ce1.
    • Tomorrow is the exam, but I didn't revise before, so I need to burn the midnight oil to do my revision.
  2. Cantonese
    阿明临时临急先开夜车温习。
    阿明臨時臨急先開夜車温習。
    aa3 ming4 lam4 si4 lam4 gap1 sin1 hoi1 je6 ce1 wan1 zaap6
    • Ming studied overnight at the last minute.