积劳成疾
jīláo-chéngjíTraditional 積勞成疾
to fall ill from overwork
Every meaning
jīláo-chéngjí
- to fall ill from overwork
Its characters
- 积jīto accumulate; to amass
- 劳láolabor; work (as in 劳动)
- 成chéngto become; to turn into
- 疾jídisease; sickness (as in 疾病)
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Words with 劳
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.