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做一天和尚撞一天鐘
简 做一天和尚撞一天钟 · 繁 做一天和尚撞一天鐘Mandarin · pinyin zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
Meanings
- lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
- fig. to do one's job mechanically
- to hold a position passively
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4–1–1–2–5–4–1–1–1 · zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1
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proverb
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 當一天和尚撞一天鐘 /当一天和尚撞一天钟 (“to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out”)
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