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Chinese
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to do; to make; to produce
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one day; the entire daytime of one day
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to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into |
one day; the entire daytime of one day
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clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
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| trad. (做一天和尚撞一天鐘)
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做
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一天
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和尚
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撞
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一天
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鐘
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| simp. (做一天和尚撞一天钟)
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做
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一天
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和尚
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撞
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一天
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钟
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| Literally: “to toll the bell for as long as one is a monk”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
做一天和尚撞一天鐘
- to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out