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poarnkofng poarnthok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poaxn'kofng poaxn'thok [[...]][i#] [p.]

work half a day, study half a day, to work one's way through school, a self supporting (working) student

半工半讀

pøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poe [[...]][i#] [p.]

double, to double, (joined to a numeral) — times, fold

倍

• zabpøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'poe; zap'pøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ten fold, ten times
  十倍

• ka'poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  twofold, double, to double
  加倍

• kuypoe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'poe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  how many fold?
  幾倍?

• su poaxn kofng poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su poaxn kofng poe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  By doing half the work, one gets double the result
  事半功倍

su poaxn kofng poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su poaxn kofng poe [[...]][i#] [p.]

If your method is good you can do twice the work with half the effort.

事半功倍

thok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thok; (thak) [[...]][i#] [p.]

read, to study

讀

• poarnkofng poarnthok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poaxn'kofng poaxn'thok [[...]][i#] [p.]
  earn one's living while studying
  半工半讀

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