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食少事烦
shí​shǎo​shì​fán

overworked and undernourished

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食少事烦 食少事煩 shí​shǎo​shì​fán
overworked and undernourished
To eat very little while handling a heavy workload; often used to describe someone whose health is failing due to overwork and who is not expected to live much longer.

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