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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

see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

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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
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当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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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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