JLPT N2Four-character idioms
不眠不休
- Meaning
- 眠ることもなく休むこともなく働き続けること
- Explanation
- "不眠不休" means continuing something without sleeping or resting. It is used to describe devoting oneself fully to work, nursing, and the like. c1 "unable to rest due to insomnia" refers to a state against one's will, but this word expresses an active stance of continuing to work without resting of one's own accord.
Original Japanese explanation
「不眠不休」は、眠らず休まずに物事を続けることを表します。仕事や看病などに全力で取り組む様子を述べる場面で使います。c1の「不眠症で休めない」は意に反した状態を指しますが、この語は自ら休まず働き続ける積極的な姿を表します。
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