Meaning of 饱食终日
饱食终日 means eat one's fill all day; do nothing all day. Pronounced bǎo shí zhōng rì.
- eat one's fill all day; do nothing all day
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
cóng从
bù不
guān关
xīn心
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shì事
yè业
hé和
jiā家
rén人
。
He eats his fill all day long and never cares about his career or his family.
Fù父
mǔ母
bù不
xī希
wàng望
nǐ你
jiāng将
lái来
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
yī一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
Parents don't want you to idle away your whole life and achieve nothing in the future.
Nà那
xiē些
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
de的
guān官
liáo僚
zhǐ只
huì会
làng浪
fèi费
nà纳
shuì税
rén人
de的
qián钱
。
Those bureaucrats who eat their fill all day only waste taxpayers' money.
Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
bù不
néng能
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
yīng应
gāi该
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
hé和
gōng工
zuò作
。
Young people should not idle away their time; they should study and work hard.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
huì会
ràng让
nǐ你
shī失
qù去
fèn奋
dòu斗
de的
dòng动
lì力
。
This kind of idle lifestyle will make you lose the motivation to strive for progress.