贪吃懒做 — “To be gluttonous and lazy”
贪吃懒做 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be gluttonous and lazy”. Greedy for food and averse to work. Literally, “greedy for eating and lazy for doing”.
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贪吃懒做 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪吃懒做 Character Breakdown
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小明整天什么都不做，就知道躺在沙发上吃零食，真是个贪吃懒做的人
Xiao Ming does nothing all day, just lies on the sofa eating snacks. He is truly a gluttonous and lazy person.
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Synonyms of 贪吃懒做
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Open the tool →Questions about 贪吃懒做
What does 贪吃懒做 mean?
贪吃懒做 (tān chī lǎn zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be gluttonous and lazy”.
How do you pronounce 贪吃懒做?
贪吃懒做 is pronounced tān chī lǎn zuò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪吃懒做 literally mean?
Literally, 贪吃懒做 means “greedy for eating and lazy for doing”. It is used to mean “to be gluttonous and lazy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪吃懒做?
指又馋又懒。