蜡烛两头烧 in English la4 zhu2 liang3 tou2 shao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to burn the candle at both ends (idiomatic expression)
  • to labor under a double burden

Simplified Characters

蜡 烛 两 头 烧

Traditional Characters

蠟 燭 兩 頭 燒

Pinyin

la4 zhu2 liang3 tou2 shao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蜡la4candle 烛zhu2candle 两liang3two 头tou2head 烧shao1to burn