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壓力山大

简压力山大 · 繁壓力山大

Mandarin · pinyin yā lì shān dà

(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大 Yà lì shān dà)

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力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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1–4–1–4 · ya1 li4 shan1 da4

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(neologism, humorous) to be under great pressure

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