挑灯夜战 in English tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to work into the night
  • to burn the midnight oil

Simplified Characters

挑 灯 夜 战

Traditional Characters

挑 燈 夜 戰

Pinyin

tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

挑tiao1to carry on a shoulder pole 灯deng1lamp 夜ye4variant of 夜[ye4] 战zhan4to fight