积劳成疾

Traditional: 積勞成疾

jī láo chéng jí

Dictionary entry

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

What does 积劳成疾 mean?

积劳成疾 (jī láo chéng jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

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积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up · (math.) product (the result of multiplication)劳Láosurname Lao 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]疾jí(bound form) disease; ailment · (bound form) swift

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积劳成疾

jī láo chéng jí

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