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好吃懶做
简 好吃懒做 · 繁 好吃懶做Mandarin · pinyin hào chī lǎn zuò
Meanings
- happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- all take and no give
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4–1–3–4 · hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4
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hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be fond of eating and averse to work; to be piggish
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