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過勞死

简过劳死 · 繁過勞死

Mandarin · pinyin guò láo sǐ

karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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4–2–3 · guo4 lao2 si3

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verb

to die from overwork

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