金刚扫地，劳神金剛掃地，勞神金剛掃地，勞神

a guardian warrior sweeping the floor: wearing out the spirit

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes something that takes a lot of mental effort and worry.
Wordplay: 神 (shén) means a god or deity, which fits a Vajra guardian, and also mind or spirit, as in 劳神 (láoshén) 'tax one's mental energy'.

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Simplified: 金刚扫地，劳神
Traditional (Taiwan): 金剛掃地，勞神
Pinyin: Jīngāng sǎodì, láoshén
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄤㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ，ㄌㄠˊ ㄕㄣˊ

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扫(sǎo)地(dì)sweep the floor

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