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懶驢上磨屎尿多

简懒驴上磨屎尿多 · 繁懶驢上磨屎尿多

Mandarin · pinyin lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

(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

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
磨: mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
屎: shǐ · excrement, shit, dung
尿: niào · urine; urinate
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
懒: lǎn · lazy, languid, listless
驴: lǘ · donkey, ass

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3–2–4–4–3–4–1 · lan3 lu:2 shang4 mo4 shi3 niao4 duo1

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laan5 leoi4 soeng5 mo4 si2 niu6 do1

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