love ease and hate work; be lazy
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
love ease and hate work; be indolent; shun hard work
formalA four-character idiom describing a lazy, indolent attitude. Often used in a disapproving or critical tone. The first character 好 (hào) means 'to like', and 恶 (wù) means 'to hate'.
Tā他
hào好
yì逸
wù恶
láo劳
，
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
zhǎo找
yī一
fèn份
zhèng正
jīng经
gōng工
zuò作
。
He loves ease and hates work, unwilling to find a proper job.
Hào好
yì逸
wù恶
láo劳
de的
rén人
hěn很
nán难
qǔ取
dé得
chéng成
gōng功
。
People who love ease and hate work find it hard to achieve success.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
péi培
yǎng养
hái孩
zi子
hào好
yì逸
wù恶
láo劳
de的
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
。
We must not nurture the bad habit of loving ease and hating work in our children.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
shī失
bài败
yǔ与
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
hào好
yì逸
wù恶
láo劳
de的
zuò作
fēng风
yǒu有
guān关
。
The company's failure is related to the managers' indolent work style.
Qín勤
láo劳
shì是
měi美
dé德
，
hào好
yì逸
wù恶
láo劳
zé则
shì是
è恶
xí习
。
Diligence is a virtue, while loving ease and hating work is a vice.