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玩岁愒月
玩岁愒月
玩岁愒月

玩岁愒月 — “To indulge in idleness and waste time”

玩岁愒月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to indulge in idleness and waste time”. To fritter away one's years and months in pleasure and neglect one's duties. Literally, “indulge in years and waste months”.

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玩岁愒月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

玩岁愒月 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
玩
wán8play, have fun
岁
suì6year or age
愒kài—
月
yuè4moon or month

Example Sentence with 玩岁愒月

年轻人应该珍惜光阴,不要玩岁愒月,虚度一生。
Young people should cherish time and not fritter away their years and months, living a life in vain.

Idioms Related to 玩岁愒月

Synonyms of 玩岁愒月

  • wán玩suì岁kài愒rì日idle away one's time
  • wán玩suì岁kài愒shí时fritter away time in idleness
  • wán玩rì日kài愒shí时to idle away one's time

More idioms starting with 玩

  • wán玩shì世bù不gōng恭cynical and irreverent attitude towards life
  • wán玩shì世bù不jī羁cynical and unrestrained attitude towards life
  • wán玩rén人sàng丧dé德Toying with others loses virtue
  • wán玩er儿bù不zhuàn转unable to manage or control effectively
  • wán玩bīng兵dú黩wǔ武to wage war recklessly
  • wán玩nòng弄cí词zǎo藻use flowery language insincerely
  • wán玩hū忽zhí职shǒu守neglect or dereliction of duty
  • wán玩gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways and be content
  • wán玩rì日kài愒yuè月idle away days and months

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Questions about 玩岁愒月

What does 玩岁愒月 mean?

玩岁愒月 (wán suì kài yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to indulge in idleness and waste time”.

How do you pronounce 玩岁愒月?

玩岁愒月 is pronounced wán suì kài yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 玩岁愒月 literally mean?

Literally, 玩岁愒月 means “indulge in years and waste months”. It is used to mean “to indulge in idleness and waste time”.

What is the Chinese definition of 玩岁愒月?

指贪图安逸,旷废时日。同“玩岁愒日”。

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