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偷懶

偷懶

See also: 偷懒

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	lazy
trad. (偷懶)		偷	懶
simp. (偷懒)		偷	懒

Verb

偷懶

to lie down on the job; to shirk one's duties

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 偷雞／偷鸡 (tau1 gai1)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tōulǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄌㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ laan⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thêu-lân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōulǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄌㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toulaan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ la̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ laan⁵
  - Yale: tāu láahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ laan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ lɑːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thêu-lân
  - Hakka Romanization System: teu´ lan´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: teu¹ lan¹
  - IPA: /tʰe̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/