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當一天和尚撞一天鐘
简 当一天和尚撞一天钟 · 繁 當一天和尚撞一天鐘Mandarin · pinyin dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
Meanings
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- 當
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 天
- tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 和
- hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
- 尚
- shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 撞
- zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide
- 鐘
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- 当
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 钟
- zhōng · clock; bell
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Mandarin tones
1–1–1–2–5–4–1–1–1 · dang1 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1
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proverb
- to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out
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