懒驴上磨屎尿多 in English lan3 lu:2 shang4 mo4 shi3 niao4 duo1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

懒 驴 上 磨 屎 尿 多

Traditional Characters

懶 驢 上 磨 屎 尿 多

Pinyin

lan3 lu:2 shang4 mo4 shi3 niao4 duo1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

懒lan3variant of 懶|懒[lan3] 驴lv2variant of 驢|驴[lu:2] 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 磨mo2to rub 屎shi3stool 尿niao4to urinate 多duo1many