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半條人命 (bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6) — lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy in Cantonese

bun˗₃半tiuˎ₄條janˎ₄人mengˍ₆命
简 半条人命
Mandarin Pinyin: ban4 tiao2 ren2 ming4

Meaning of 半條人命

nounlit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy

Characters in 半條人命

半bun3
partly; about half
條tiu4
item; article; clause
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
命ming6
assign (a name, title, etc)

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