做一日和尚撞一天钟 — “To muddle through”
做一日和尚撞一天钟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to muddle through”. To do one's job perfunctorily; to act as a monk for a day and toll the bell for a day (implying a lack of commitment, enthusiasm, or a reluctant effort). Literally, “Be a monk for a day, toll the bell for a day”.
做一日和尚撞一天钟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一rì日zhōng钟Muddle through duties perfunctorily
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì世conduct oneself in society
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì事how one conducts oneself in life and work
- zuò做gāng刚zuò做róu柔use both firm and gentle approaches
- zuò做hǎo好zuò做è恶feign good or evil as needed
- zuò做hǎo好zuò做dǎi歹to persuade with every possible method
- zuò做xiǎo小fú伏dī低to humble oneself and fawn upon others
- zuò做xiǎo小fú服dī低act humbly and submissively
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做shì势put on an act
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What does 做一日和尚撞一天钟 mean?
做一日和尚撞一天钟 (zuò yī rì hé shàng zhuàng yī tiān zhōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to muddle through”.
How do you pronounce 做一日和尚撞一天钟?
做一日和尚撞一天钟 is pronounced zuò yī rì hé shàng zhuàng yī tiān zhōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 做一日和尚撞一天钟 literally mean?
Literally, 做一日和尚撞一天钟 means “Be a monk for a day, toll the bell for a day”. It is used to mean “to muddle through”.
What is the Chinese definition of 做一日和尚撞一天钟?
俗语。比喻遇事敷衍，得过且过。也有无可奈何，勉強从事的意思。