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昼夜を舎かず (ちゅうやをおかず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

昼夜ちゅうやを舎おかず

Meanings

1

expression

around the clock; day and night without rest

A literary set phrase meaning continuously, without stopping day or night. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれらは昼ちゅう夜やを舎おかず工こう事じを進すすめた。
They proceeded with the construction around the clock.

Kanji

昼daytime, noon
夜night, evening
舎cottage, inn, hut

Similar words

昼ちゅう夜や兼けん行こう
Similar meaning of doing something day and night, but 昼夜兼行 is more common and less literary.

Etymology

The phrase uses the classical verb 舎く (おく), meaning 'to stop' or 'to cease', in the negative form 舎かず, literally 'not stopping day or night'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a fixed literary expression.