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積勞成疾
简 积劳成疾 · 繁 積勞成疾Mandarin · pinyin jī láo chéng jí
Meanings
- to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
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1–2–2–2 · ji1 lao2 cheng2 ji2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zik1 lou4 sing4 zat6
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zik1 lou4 sing4 zat6
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- (idiomatic) to fall ill because one is overworked and exhausted for a long period of time; to fall ill from prolonged overwork
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