yáng
gōng

common
idiom
verb

Meaning of 磨洋工

磨洋工 means to dawdle on the job; to work slowly and lazily. Pronounced mó yáng gōng.

  • to dawdle on the job; to work slowly and lazily

Definitions & Examples

zhěng
tiān
zài
yáng
gōng
 
gōng
zuò
xiào
 

He dawdles all day, and his work efficiency is extremely low.

Bié
yáng
gōng
le
 
kuài
diǎn
bào
gào
xiě
wán
 

Stop dawdling; finish the report quickly.

Zhè
xiàng
tuō
yán
zhè
me
jiǔ
 
jiù
shì
yīn
wèi
yǒu
rén
zài
yáng
gōng
 

The project has been delayed for so long precisely because some people are slacking off.