吊diu3頸geng2都dou1要jiu3唞tau2下haa5氣hei3

diu3 geng2 dou1 jiu3 tau2 haa5 hei3diào jǐng dōu yào dǒu xià qìinferred

English

to snatch a bit of leisure from a busy life; literally: to take a breath even if one is hanging oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

工作再繁忙都需要休息；強調休息嘅重要性

Examples

你今日都做咗好多嘢喇。不如聽日再做啦，吊頸都要抖下氣呀。
You've worked so hard today. Why not take a break? Even superheroes need to rest.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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