| 饱食终日，无所用心 |
bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn |
to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom) / to be sated with food and remain idle |
| 饱 |
bǎo |
to eat till full / satisfied |
| 饱食终日 |
bǎo shí zhōng rì |
to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work) |
| 食 |
shí |
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse |
| 食 |
sì |
to feed (a person or animal) |
| 终 |
zhōng |
end / finish |
| 终日 |
zhōng rì |
all day long |
| 日 |
Rì |
abbr. for 日本, Japan |
| 日 |
rì |
sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 无所用心 |
wú suǒ yòng xīn |
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away |
| 所 |
suǒ |
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:个 |
| 用 |
yòng |
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore |
| 用心 |
yòng xīn |
motive / intention / to be diligent or attentive / careful |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |