如牛負重 [－－负－]

Jyutping jyu4 ngau4 fu6 cung4
Pinyin rú niú fù zhòng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    heavily burdened
    • 荒時暴月，向親友乞哀告憐，借得幾鬥幾升，敷衍三日五日，債務叢集，如牛負重。
      荒时暴月，向亲友乞哀告怜，借得几斗几升，敷衍三日五日，债务丛集，如牛负重。
      huāng shí bào yuè ， xiàng qīn yǒu qǐ āi gào lián ， jiè dé jǐ dǒu jǐ shēng ， fū yǎn sān rì wǔ rì ， zhài wù cóng jí ， rú niú fù zhòng ．
      In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    荒时暴月，向亲友乞哀告怜，借得几斗几升，敷衍三日五日，债务丛集，如牛负重。
    荒時暴月，向親友乞哀告憐，借得幾鬥幾升，敷衍三日五日，債務叢集，如牛負重。
    huāng shí bào yuè ， xiàng qīn yǒu qǐ āi gào lián ， jiè dé jǐ dǒu jǐ shēng ， fū yǎn sān rì wǔ rì ， zhài wù cóng jí ， rú niú fù zhòng ．
    • In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.