歇人不歇马歇人不歇馬歇人不歇馬

rest the man but not the horse

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Meaning: Said of work in shifts: people rest in turn while the machinery or operation keeps going non-stop.

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Simplified: 歇人不歇马
Traditional (Taiwan): 歇人不歇馬
Pinyin: xiē rén bù xiēmǎ
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄝㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝㄇㄚˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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