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好佚恶劳
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好佚恶劳 — “To be fond of ease and averse to work”

好佚恶劳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fond of ease and averse to work”. To love comfort and hate labor; to be lazy and unwilling to work. Literally, “fond of ease, detest labor”.

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好佚恶劳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

好佚恶劳 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hào6good, well, okay, very
佚
yì7lost, missing, or anonymous
恶
wù10evil, bad, wicked
劳
láo8work, labor, effort

Example Sentence with 好佚恶劳

现在的年轻人,如果不好好培养独立精神,很容易养成好佚恶劳的习惯。
If young people today are not properly cultivated with an independent spirit, they can easily develop the habit of being fond of ease and averse to work.

Idioms Related to 好佚恶劳

Synonyms of 好佚恶劳

  • hào好yì逸wù恶láo劳love comfort and despise labor

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns

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Questions about 好佚恶劳

What does 好佚恶劳 mean?

好佚恶劳 (hào yì wù láo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fond of ease and averse to work”.

How do you pronounce 好佚恶劳?

好佚恶劳 is pronounced hào yì wù láo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 好佚恶劳 literally mean?

Literally, 好佚恶劳 means “fond of ease, detest labor”. It is used to mean “to be fond of ease and averse to work”.

What is the Chinese definition of 好佚恶劳?

贪图安逸,厌恶劳动。同“好逸恶劳”。

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