harbor malice; shirk responsibility
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to harbor evil intentions; to be treacherous
formalUsed to describe someone who hides their malicious motives behind a friendly or benign appearance.
Nà那
rén人
biǎo表
miàn面
kè客
qi气
，
shí实
zé则
xiào笑
lǐ里
cáng藏
jiān奸
。
That person is courteous on the surface, but is actually treacherous behind the smile.
Tā他
zhè这
fān番
huà话
kàn看
sì似
guān关
xīn心
，
yě也
xǔ许
àn暗
cáng藏
jiān奸
zhà诈
。
His words seem caring, but perhaps conceal treachery.
verb
to shirk; to loaf on the job; to withhold effort
dialectA dialectal usage, often used in workplace or group task contexts to describe someone who avoids hard work.
Dà大
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
gàn干
huó活
，
bié别
cáng藏
jiān奸
shuǎ耍
huá滑
。
We're all working together, don't loaf on the job and be slippery.
Pài派
rèn任
wu务
shí时
tā他
zuì最
huì会
cáng藏
jiān奸
，
zǒng总
tiāo挑
zuì最
qīng轻
sōng松
de的
zuò做
。
He's the best at shirking when tasks are assigned, always picking the easiest ones.