蜡烛两头烧
Traditional form:
蠟燭兩頭燒
Pinyin (reading):
làzhúliǎngtóushāo
Definitions:
- to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
- to labor under a double burden
Characters:
- 蜡 - candle, wax; maggot
- 烛 - candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
- 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
- 烧 - to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
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