粵

爆baau3肝gon1

baau3 gon1bào gāninferred

English

  1. to stay up all night (to work or to play); to pull an all-nighter
  2. 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

  1. 捱夜唔瞓去做嘢或者去玩
  2. 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

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