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四體不勤，五穀不分

简四体不勤，五谷不分 · 繁四體不勤，五穀不分

Mandarin · pinyin sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn

never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

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四: sì · four
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
勤: qín · industrious, diligent, attentive
五: wǔ · five; surname
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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
谷: gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

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