prefer the easy and shirk the hard
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to pick the easy tasks and fear the heavy ones; to avoid hard work
derogatoryA derogatory idiom describing an irresponsible, selfish attitude toward work. Often used in leadership or work evaluation contexts.
Tā他
zhè这
rén人
niān拈
qīng轻
pà怕
zhòng重
，
měi每
cì次
fēn分
pèi配
rèn任
wu务
dōu都
zhǐ只
qiǎng抢
qīng轻
sōng松
de的
huó活
。
He prefers the easy and shuns the hard, always grabbing the lightest tasks when work is assigned.
Zài在
tuán团
duì队
lǐ里
，
yào要
bì避
miǎn免
niān拈
qīng轻
pà怕
zhòng重
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
。
We must avoid the mindset of shirking hard work within the team.
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Lǐng领
dǎo导
pī批
píng评
tā他
gōng工
zuò作
shí时
niān拈
qīng轻
pà怕
zhòng重
，
quē缺
fá乏
zé责
rèn任
xīn心
。
The leader criticized him for shirking heavy work and lacking a sense of responsibility.