昼伏夜出

晝伏夜出
zhòufú-yèchū
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 nocturnal
  2. 2 to hide by day and come out at night

Examples

Māotóuyīng zhòufúyèchū, kào yèshì bǔshí.
Owls are nocturnal, hunting by night vision.
Zhè qún dàozéi zhòufúyèchū, jǐngfāng chíchí zhuā bùdào.
The gang hides by day and emerges at night, so the police have been slow to catch them.

Tips

usage
Used both literally for nocturnal animals and figuratively for criminals or fugitives who avoid daytime activity. The four characters split as (hide by day) + (come out by night).

Stroke Order

zhòu
chū