蠟燭兩頭燒 [ㄌㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄠ; la4 zhu2 liang3 tou2 shao1] to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) to labor under a double burden ◄ ►