爆肝
baau3 gon1bào gāninferred
English
- to stay up all night (to work or to play); to pull an all-nighter
- to have deteriorated health due to overworking and disturbed sleep-wake cycle, originating from the traditional belief that overworking and sleeping disturbances would harm the liver
粵語 — Cantonese
- 捱夜唔瞓去做嘢或者去玩
- 因為做嘢嘅時間太長、作息失調,導致精神體力變差
Examples
做到爆肝
to work too much; to work till health is compromised
連續爆咗三晚肝,再做就拉柴喇。
I have worked three consecutive nights without sleep. I will probably die if I continue doing this. ----
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk