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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「熬油費火」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Refers to the consumption of lamp oil. Mostly refers to being busy day and night.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
áo yóu fèi huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngaau4 yau2/yau4 fai3 fo2
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