朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì

DEFINITIONS

  1. cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

CHARACTERS

朝 zhāo dynasty; morning
乾 qián dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted
惕 tì be cautious, careful, alert