做一日和尚撞一日钟 — “To muddle through one's duties”
做一日和尚撞一日钟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to muddle through one's duties”. To do things perfunctorily without long-term commitment, often with a "come what may" attitude. Literally, “Be a monk for a day, toll the bell for a day”.
做一日和尚撞一日钟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through 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
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì智to put on airs
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì致to put on airs
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What does 做一日和尚撞一日钟 mean?
做一日和尚撞一日钟 (zuò yī rì hé shàng zhuàng yī rì zhōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to muddle through one's duties”.
How do you pronounce 做一日和尚撞一日钟?
做一日和尚撞一日钟 is pronounced zuò yī rì hé shàng zhuàng yī rì zhōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 做一日和尚撞一日钟 literally mean?
Literally, 做一日和尚撞一日钟 means “Be a monk for a day, toll the bell for a day”. It is used to mean “to muddle through one's duties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 做一日和尚撞一日钟?
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。