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劳什子

劳什子 — “A nuisance”

劳什子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a nuisance”. A troublesome or insignificant thing, often used dismissively; a whatsit or thingamajig.

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劳什子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

劳什子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
劳
láo8work, labor, effort
什
shí4what, various, ten, collection
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 劳什子

这些老旧的设备,真是些劳什子,早就该换掉了。
These old pieces of equipment are such a nuisance; they should have been replaced long ago.

Idioms Related to 劳什子

Synonyms of 劳什子

  • láo牢shí什gǔ古zi子annoying old junk

More idioms starting with 劳

  • láo劳shī师dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a minor task
  • láo劳shī师mí糜xiǎng饷exhaust troops and waste provisions
  • láo劳shī师xí袭yuǎn远exhaust troops attacking distant enemy
  • láo劳xíng形kǔ苦xīn心wear out body and mind
  • láo劳xīn心jiāo焦sī思to rack one's brains and worry anxiously
  • láo劳xīn心kǔ苦sī思rack one's brains and ponder anxiously
  • láo劳sī思yì逸yín淫Toil breeds thought, ease breeds indulgence
  • láo劳mín民shāng伤cái财waste resources and labor
  • láo劳mín民dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a task
  • láo劳mín民fèi费cái财toil people and waste money
  • láo劳yàn燕fēn分fēi飞lovers forced to part ways
  • láo劳jīn筋kǔ苦gǔ骨toil muscles and bitter bones

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Questions about 劳什子

What does 劳什子 mean?

劳什子 (láo shí zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a nuisance”.

How do you pronounce 劳什子?

劳什子 is pronounced láo shí zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 劳什子?

指讨厌的东西或一般的事物

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