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溜肩膀

Mandarin · pinyin liū jiān bǎng

sloping shoulders
irresponsible
work-shy

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溜: liū · slide, glide, slip; slippery
肩: jiān · shoulders; to shoulder; bear
膀: bǎng · upper arm; shoulder; wing

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1–1–3 · liu1 jian1 bang3

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lau6 gin1 bong2

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noun

sloping shoulders

verb

(figurative) to lack a proper sense of responsibility; to be irresponsible

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