si6 pui5 gung1 bun3事倍功半
Jyutpingsi6 pui5 gung1 bun3
Yalesih púih gūng bun

Definition

(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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