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Chinese
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snake; serpent
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king; Wang (proper name)
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simp. and trad.
(蛇王)
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蛇
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王
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| anagram
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王蛇
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Etymology
The sense of "slack off" or "lazy" compares a hibernating snake with human.
Pronunciation
Noun
蛇王
- (Cantonese) lazy person
- (Hong Kong) owner of a shop that sells snake soup and catches snakes in the neighborhood
Usage notes
The names of shops run by snake catchers are usually in the form 蛇王X, where X is one of the characters in the owner's name.
Verb
蛇王
- (Cantonese) to slack off at work; to goof off during work
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
偷懶 (“to slack off; to lie down on the job”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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偷懶, 躲懶, 偷閒
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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躲懶兒, 偷懶兒, 脫懶兒
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| Taiwan
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偷懶
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| Singapore
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偷懶
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
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躲懶
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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躲懶, 隑懶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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躲懶, 放蛇, 偷雞
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| Hong Kong
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偷懶, 蛇王, 吞泡
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| Dongguan
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偷雞
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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偷懶
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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偷嫽
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| Xingning
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偷嫽, 怠懶
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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偷嫽
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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偷懶
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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躲懶
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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想惰
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| Zhangzhou
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想惰, 想死
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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食蛇
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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食蛇
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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偷懶
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Adjective
蛇王
- (Cantonese) lazy