披星戴月

pī xīng dài yuè

to work from before dawn until after dark

Character by character

披pī
drape

星xīng
stars

戴dài
wear

月yuè
moon

为了多挣点钱，父母那些年披星戴月地干活。

To earn a bit more, my parents worked from dawn to dusk in those years.

Tone: positive (praise).

Wrapped in starlight and crowned with the moon: out before the stars fade, home after they rise. Praises hard work or a hard journey; close to 早出晚归.

Learn this in Lesson 60 · HSK 6: 外卖骑手 (Delivery riders and the gig economy)

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