"做一天和尚撞一天鐘" meaning in All languages combined

See 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 on Wiktionary

Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 做一天和尚撞一天钟 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 做一天和尚撞一天鐘
  1. to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out
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  "sounds": [
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      "zh_pron": "zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ jat¹ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² zong⁶ jat¹ tin¹ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng [Phonetic: zuò yìtiān héshang zhuàng yìtiān zhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò yitian héshång jhuàng yitian jhong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso⁴ i¹-tʻien¹ ho²-shang⁵ chuang⁴ i¹-tʻien¹ chung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwò yī-tyān hé-shang jwàng yī-tyān jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuoh itian her.shang juanq itian jong"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czo itjanʹ xɛšan čžuan itjanʹ čžun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзо итянь хэшан чжуан итянь чжун"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ jat¹ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² zong⁶ jat¹ tin¹ zung¹"
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      "zh_pron": "jouh yāt tīn wòh séung johng yāt tīn jūng"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzou⁶ jat⁷ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² dzong⁶ jat⁷ tin¹ dzung¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ yed¹ tin¹ wo⁴ sêng⁶⁻² zong⁶ yed¹ tin¹ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 和",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 鐘",
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        "to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out"
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  "sounds": [
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      "zh_pron": "zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ jat¹ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² zong⁶ jat¹ tin¹ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng [Phonetic: zuò yìtiān héshang zhuàng yìtiān zhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò yitian héshång jhuàng yitian jhong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso⁴ i¹-tʻien¹ ho²-shang⁵ chuang⁴ i¹-tʻien¹ chung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwò yī-tyān hé-shang jwàng yī-tyān jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuoh itian her.shang juanq itian jong"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czo itjanʹ xɛšan čžuan itjanʹ čžun",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзо итянь хэшан чжуан итянь чжун"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ jat¹ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² zong⁶ jat¹ tin¹ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jouh yāt tīn wòh séung johng yāt tīn jūng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzou⁶ jat⁷ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng⁶⁻² dzong⁶ jat⁷ tin¹ dzung¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zou⁶ yed¹ tin¹ wo⁴ sêng⁶⁻² zong⁶ yed¹ tin¹ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "做一天和尚撞一天鐘"
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