衣不解帶

Chinese

		gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear	not; no	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort	band; belt; girdle band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and
trad. (衣不解帶)		衣	不	解	帶
simp. (衣不解带)		衣	不	解	带

Etymology

Literally: to not loosen the belt to one's clothing (so that one can disrobe and go to sleep, because one is so busy)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bù jiě dài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bù jiě dài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bù jiě dài
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ pu⁴ chieh³ tai⁴
    • Yale: yī bù jyě dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i bu jiee day
    • Palladius: и бу цзе дай (i bu cze daj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

衣不解帶

1. to diligently work on behalf of someone