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舟車勞頓

简舟车劳顿 · 繁舟車勞頓

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu chē láo dùn

travel-worn

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舟: zhōu · boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
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车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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1–1–2–4 · zhou1 che1 lao2 dun4

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zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6

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(idiomatic) to become exhausted from travelling (in a vehicle, on a boat, train, airplane, etc.); to be fatigued by a long journey

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