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Home / Idiom / 积劳成疾

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

积劳成疾
jī láo chéng jí
j+ī·1st tonel+áo·2nd tonech+éng·2nd tonej+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuìworn out in body and soul (idiom)身心交瘁shēn xīn jiāo cuìdifficult · hard · arduous艰苦jiān kǔ
Antonyms
to live like a prince (idiom)养尊处优yǎng zūn chǔ yōu