日思夜想

rìsīyèxiǎng

to long for something day and night

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 日 Rì abbr. for 日本 Rìběn, Japan
=1 日 rì
  1. sun
  2. day
  3. date, day of the month
=2 思 sī
  1. to think
  2. to consider
=2 思 sāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 䰄 (“heavily bearded”)
  2. alternative form of 䰄 (“heavily bearded”)
=3 夜 yè variant of 夜 yè
=3 夜 yè night
4 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)