| 懒驴上磨屎尿多 |
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō |
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing |
| 懒 |
lǎn |
variant of 懒 |
| 懒 |
lǎn |
lazy |
| 驴 |
lǘ |
variant of 驴 |
| 驴 |
lǘ |
donkey / CL:头 |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 磨 |
mó |
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist |
| 磨 |
mò |
grindstone / to grind / to turn round |
| 屎 |
shǐ |
feces; excrement; a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) |
| 尿 |
niào |
to urinate / urine / CL:泡 |
| 尿 |
suī |
(coll.) urine |
| 多 |
duō |
many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly- |