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yóu
游（遊）
shǒu
手
hào
好
xián
闲（閒）

idiom
common

Meaning of 游手好闲

游手好闲 means to idle about; to loaf; habitually lazy and unwilling to work. Pronounced yóu shǒu hào xián.

  • to idle about; to loaf; habitually lazy and unwilling to work

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
 ，
bù不
wù务
zhèng正
yè业
 。

He loafs about all day and doesn't attend to proper duties.

Cūn村
lǐ里
yǒu有
jǐ几
gè个
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
 ，
jīng经
cháng常
rě惹
shì是
shēng生
fēi非
 。

There are several idle young men in the village who often cause trouble.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zuò做
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
de的
rén人
 ，
yào要
zì自
shí食
qí其
lì力
 。

We cannot be idle loafers; we must support ourselves by our own labor.

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
 ，
bèi被
fù父
mǔ母
yán严
lì厉
pī批
píng评
 。

He was severely criticized by his parents for being idle.

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