蜡烛两头烧 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
  2. to labor under a double burden

CHARACTERS

蜡 là wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; as a non-simplified form sometimes used as an equivalent to U+410D 䄍, meaning imperial harvest
烛 zhú candle, taper; shine, illuminate
两 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce
头 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
烧 shāo burn; bake; heat; roast