Yī yè wǔgēng, dāngbude yī gè zǎochén.

一夜五更, 當不得一個早晨。

Lit A whole night's sleep [of ten hours] is not the equal of one [good] morning's [sleep].

Note [Said by those who like to sleep in late in the morning; wǔgēng here refers to five of the two-hour time periods into which the night was traditionally divided; see also wǔgēng qǐchuáng above.]

Topics EARLINESS gēng MORNINGS RESTING SLEEP wǔgēng