事半功倍 (si6 bun3 gung1 pui5) — half the effort but yields twice the result: in Cantonese
siˍ₆事bun˗₃半gungˉ¹功puiˏ₅倍Mandarin Pinyin: shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
Meaning of 事半功倍
nounhalf the effort but yields twice the result:
nounPut in less effort (by working smart), but get a better result in return.