宰予晝寢 zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

CHARACTERS

宰 zǎi to slaughter; to rule
予 yǔ I, me; to give
晝 zhòu daytime, daylight
寢 qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber