蠟燭兩頭燒

to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) / to labor under a double burden

candle / wax

candle / CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

candle / (literary) to illuminate

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

both ends / both parties to a deal

head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4]

suffix for nouns

to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head