懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

懶 lǎn lazy, languid, listless
驢 lǘ donkey, ass
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
磨 mò
HSK 6
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung
尿 niào urine; urinate
多 duō
HSK 1
much, many; more than, over