Lingaku- lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to work extremely hard
This phrase is used to describe someone who is putting in a tremendous amount of effort or labor, often to the point of exhaustion.
He works extremely hard every day to support his family.
We need to work extremely hard on this project to finish on time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zuò niú zuò mǎ做牛做马to work extremely hardnǔ lì努力gōng zuò工作to work hardpīn mìng拼命gōng zuò工作to work desperatelyxiàng像Niú牛yī yàng一样gōng zuò工作to work like an oxxiàng像Mǎ马yī yàng一样gōng zuò工作to work like a horsequán xīn quán yì全心全意tóu rù投入gōng zuò工作to dedicate oneself wholeheartedly to workmái tóu kǔ gàn埋头苦干to work diligently and tirelesslyrèn láo rèn yuàn任劳任怨to work hard without complaintrì yè日夜bù tíng不停de地gōng zuò工作to work day and nightbù cí xīn kǔ不辞辛苦to work tirelesslyjiā bān加班jiā diǎn加点to work overtimetiǎo dēng yè zhàn挑灯夜战to work late into the nightbù pà不怕kǔ苦lěi累to not fear hardship and toil