懒驴上磨屎尿多

Traditional: 懶驢上磨屎尿多

lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

Dictionary entry

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working

What does 懒驴上磨屎尿多 mean?

懒驴上磨屎尿多 (lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working

2lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

Character breakdown

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懒lǎnvariant of 懶|懒[lan3]驴lǘvariant of 驢|驴[lu:2]上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]磨móto rub · to grind 屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool · (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)尿niàoto urinate · urine 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess

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懒驴上磨屎尿多

lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

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