Lingaku- (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
- lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
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- A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
This proverb illustrates how laziness leads to procrastination, emphasizing that a person who is unmotivated will avoid work and look for excuses instead.
He always procrastinates at work; he's really like a lazy donkey turning a grindstone.
If you don't work hard, you'll end up like a lazy donkey, wasting too much time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō懒驴上磨屎尿多A lazy person will find many excuses to delay workinglǎn懒lǘ驴xí xìng习性the nature of lazinessbù wù zhèng yè不务正业de的lǎn懒lǘ驴a lazy donkey who neglects his dutiesmò fáng磨坊shǎng上de的lǎn懒lǘ驴the lazy donkey at the milldān ge耽搁gōng zuò工作de的lǎn懒lǘ驴a lazy donkey that delays worklǎn懒lǘ驴zhǎo jiè kǒu找借口a lazy donkey looking for excusesmó mó cèng cèng磨磨蹭蹭de的lǎn懒lǘ驴a procrastinating lazy donkeylǎn懒lǘ驴de的tuō yán zhèng拖延症the procrastination of a lazy donkeylǎn懒lǘ驴de的jiè kǒu借口excuses of a lazy donkeylǎn懒lǘ驴de的xí guàn习惯the habits of a lazy donkeylǎn duò懒惰de的xīn tài心态a lazy mindsetlǎn duò懒惰dǎo zhì导致shī bài失败laziness leads to failurezé rèn xīn责任心bù zú不足de的lǎn懒lǘ驴a lazy donkey lacking a sense of responsibility