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不眠不休

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
不眠不休 bùmiánbùxiū	不眠不休 \| 不眠不休* \| *不眠不休	without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


眠	眠 \| 眠* \| *眠	10画目 + 5	mián, miǎn, mǐn	close eyes, sleep; hibernate	min4	6704.7 BURVP


不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


休	休 \| 休* \| *休	6画人亻 + 4	xiū	rest, stop; retire; do not!	jau1	2429.0 OD

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Simplified		English Definition
不眠不休 bùmiánbùxiū	不眠不休 \| 不眠不休* \| *不眠不休	without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)


不 bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


眠　mián	眠 \| 眠* \| *眠	to sleep / to hibernate


不　　bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


不休　　bùxiū	不休 \| 不休* \| *不休	endlessly / ceaselessly


休　　　Xiū	休 \| 休* \| *休	surname Xiu


休　　　xiū	休 \| 休* \| *休	to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't