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吊儿郎当 — “Slovenly”

吊儿郎当 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slovenly”. Careless and casual; lackadaisical; sloppy in appearance and conduct.

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吊儿郎当 Pronunciation and Pinyin

吊儿郎当 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
吊
diào6to hang, mourn, revoke
儿
er2child, son, offspring
郎
láng9young man, husband, official
当
dāng6to act as or serve as

Example Sentence with 吊儿郎当

他总是吊儿郎当的,做事情一点也不认真,让人很不放心。
He is always sloppy and careless, never takes things seriously, which makes people very uneasy.

Idioms Related to 吊儿郎当

Synonyms of 吊儿郎当

  • bù不xiū修biān边fú幅unkempt in dress and manner
  • bù不jū拘xiǎo小jié节disregard minor details
  • fàng放dàng荡bù不jī羁unrestrained and dissolute
  • wán玩shì世bù不gōng恭cynical and irreverent attitude towards life
  • luò落tuò拓bù不jī羁unconventional and unconstrained

Antonyms of 吊儿郎当

  • yī一běn本zhèng正jīng经to be scrupulously proper, grave, and serious
  • ān安fèn分shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and abide by rules
  • zhèng正jīn襟wēi危zuò坐sit up straight and formally

More idioms starting with 吊

  • diào吊ér儿làng浪dàng荡careless and irresponsible
  • diào吊gǔ古shāng伤jīn今mourn past glories, grieve present decline
  • diào吊gǔ古xún寻yōu幽visit ancient sites and secluded spots
  • diào吊ěr尔láng郎dāng当sloppy, casual, and unkempt
  • diào吊xíng形diào吊yǐng影extremely lonely and isolated
  • diào吊kǎo拷péng棚bā扒torture by hanging, flogging, and stripping
  • diào吊sǐ死fú扶shāng伤mourn the dead and help the injured
  • diào吊sǐ死wèn问shēng生Mourn the dead and comfort the living
  • diào吊sǐ死wèn问jí疾mourn the dead and care for the sick
  • diào吊mín民fá伐zuì罪Comfort the people, punish the wicked
  • diào吊dǎn胆jīng惊xīn心to be filled with fear and dread
  • diào吊dǎn胆tí提xīn心to be extremely worried or fearful

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Questions about 吊儿郎当

What does 吊儿郎当 mean?

吊儿郎当 (diào er láng dāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slovenly”.

How do you pronounce 吊儿郎当?

吊儿郎当 is pronounced diào er láng dāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 吊儿郎当?

形容仪容不整,作风散漫,态度不严肃或不认真。

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