懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

a lazy worker makes many excuses to stop

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
  2. 2. lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

Characters

Character Meaning
懶 lǎn
lazy; variant of 懶lǎn
驢 lǘ
donkey; variant of 驢lǘ[lu:2]
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
磨 mò HSK 6
to rub; to grind; to waste time
屎 shǐ
feces; stool; nasal mucus
尿 niào
urine; to urinate; see 尿niào
多 duō HSK 1
many; a lot of; numerous