yā lì shān dàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Yà lì shān dà])
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壓力山大 压力山大 [ya1 li4 shan1 da4] /(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])/

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