玩时贪日 — “To fritter away one's time in idleness”
玩时贪日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fritter away one's time in idleness”. To indulge in pleasure and neglect one's duties.
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玩时贪日 Pronunciation and Pinyin
玩时贪日 Character Breakdown
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许多学生在考试前才意识到自己玩时贪日，荒废了学业。
Many students only realize they have frittered away their time in idleness and neglected their studies just before exams.
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Synonyms of 玩时贪日
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- wán玩shì世bù不gōng恭cynical and irreverent attitude towards life
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- wán玩rén人sàng丧dé德Toying with others loses virtue
- wán玩er儿bù不zhuàn转unable to manage or control effectively
- wán玩bīng兵dú黩wǔ武to wage war recklessly
- wán玩suì岁kài愒shí时fritter away time in idleness
- wán玩suì岁kài愒yuè月indulge in idleness and waste time
- wán玩nòng弄cí词zǎo藻use flowery language insincerely
- wán玩hū忽zhí职shǒu守neglect or dereliction of duty
- wán玩gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways and be content
- wán玩rì日kài愒shí时to idle away one's time
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What does 玩时贪日 mean?
玩时贪日 (wán shí tān rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fritter away one's time in idleness”.
How do you pronounce 玩时贪日?
玩时贪日 is pronounced wán shí tān rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 玩时贪日?
指贪图安逸，旷废时日。同“玩时愒日”。