起
了
大
早
，
赶
了
晚
集
q
ǐ
l
e
d
à
z
ǎ
o
,
g
ǎ
n
l
e
w
ǎ
n
j
í
Definitions
1. a day late and a dollar short
Components
起
qǐ
–
to rise
了
le
–
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
大早
dà zǎo
–
early morning
赶
gǎn
–
to overtake
晚
wǎn
–
evening
集
jí
–
to gather