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積勞成疾

简积劳成疾 · 繁積勞成疾

Mandarin · pinyin jī láo chéng jí

to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
疾: jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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1–2–2–2 · ji1 lao2 cheng2 ji2

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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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