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懒驴上磨屎尿多

lǎnlǘshàngmòshǐniàoduō

Traditional: 懶驢上磨屎尿多

(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

Character Breakdown

懒
lǎn
lazy, languid, listless
HSK 4
驴
lǘ
donkey, ass
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6
屎
shǐ
stool, feces, dung
尿
niào
urine; to urinate
多
duō
much, many, multi-; more than, over
HSK 1

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