Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 27, 2002 01:18
21 yrs ago
Chinese term
夜猫子
Non-PRO
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
口头语
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | Night owl |
liberation
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| 4 +4 | Midnight oil burner |
Libin PhD
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| 4 +4 | night owl |
Haichao Wang
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Proposed translations
+7
18 mins
Selected
Night owl
"Burn the midnight oil" is also a good answer. However, it describes the action, not the person.
Peer comment(s):
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gdleigh
4 hrs
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| agree |
Kevin Yang
4 hrs
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| agree |
Lichun E
4 hrs
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| agree |
Raymond Chu
10 hrs
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| agree |
Li-chuan Yen
15 hrs
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| agree |
Summit
16 hrs
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| agree |
David Rockell (X)
: burn the midnight oil also tends to suggest someone hard at work whereas 夜猫子 tends to suggest more at play
1 day 8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, folks. My ultimate decision is made according to your impartial grading, although my personal preference is "(mid)night oil burner"."
+4
3 mins
Midnight oil burner
Midnight oil burner
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Note added at 2002-06-27 01:24:02 (GMT)
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Burn the midnight oil 意思是工作到深夜或非常用功的意思，调过来就成了工作到深夜的人（midnight oil burner），即夜猫子。
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Note added at 2002-06-27 07:36:19 (GMT)
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Night owl确实是指熬夜的人，深夜不睡的人，但通常不是指熬夜工作用功学习的人，而是惯于晚上活动的夜生活者，与中文的另一个口头语“夜游神”同义。
而Midnight oil burner则指熬夜在灯下孜孜不倦地工作或用功学习的人，更符合BBW,linguist提问的原意。
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Note added at 2002-06-27 07:46:14 (GMT)
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Here is a link of a guy\'s personal page titled \"Midnight oil burner.\" His name is Martin Blackwell. He is writing a dissertation and try to become a history professor at any accredited American institution.
http://www.kpnews.com/displaypr.php?arid=9520
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Note added at 2002-06-27 01:24:02 (GMT)
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Burn the midnight oil 意思是工作到深夜或非常用功的意思，调过来就成了工作到深夜的人（midnight oil burner），即夜猫子。
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Note added at 2002-06-27 07:36:19 (GMT)
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Night owl确实是指熬夜的人，深夜不睡的人，但通常不是指熬夜工作用功学习的人，而是惯于晚上活动的夜生活者，与中文的另一个口头语“夜游神”同义。
而Midnight oil burner则指熬夜在灯下孜孜不倦地工作或用功学习的人，更符合BBW,linguist提问的原意。
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Note added at 2002-06-27 07:46:14 (GMT)
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Here is a link of a guy\'s personal page titled \"Midnight oil burner.\" His name is Martin Blackwell. He is writing a dissertation and try to become a history professor at any accredited American institution.
http://www.kpnews.com/displaypr.php?arid=9520
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kevin Yang
: Sounds very familiar! I think "Night Oil Burner" is good enough and you are a perfect example of it. ;-)
16 mins
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Thanks, again, You are another! :-)
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| agree |
IgorD
4 hrs
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| agree |
Lichun E
4 hrs
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| agree |
Summit
16 hrs
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+4
19 mins
Haichao Wang
Native in Chinese
Accurate, Fluent and Elegant
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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51
night owl
For instance, "I am a night owl - not an early bird."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Zhoudan
1 hr
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| agree |
Kevin Yang
4 hrs
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| agree |
Summit
16 hrs
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| agree |
David Rockell (X)
1 day 8 hrs
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