做一天和尚撞一天鐘

Chinese
to do; to make; to produce one day; the entire daytime of one day
 
preceptor; high priest; head monk; Buddhist monks in general
 
to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into
 one day; the entire daytime of one day clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
trad. (做一天和尚撞一天鐘) 做 一天 和尚 撞 一天 鐘
simp. (做一天和尚撞一天钟) 做 一天 和尚 撞 一天 钟
Literally: “to toll the bell for as long as one is a monk”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zou6 jat1 tin1 wo4 soeng6-2 zong6 jat1 tin1 zung1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zuò yītiān héshang zhuàng yītiān zhōng [Phonetic: zuò yìtiān héshang zhuàng yìtiān zhōng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh itian her.shang juanq itian jong
      • IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: zou6 jat1 tin1 wo4 soeng6-2 zong6 jat1 tin1 zung1
      • Yale: jouh yāt tīn wòh séung johng yāt tīn jūng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 jat7 tin1 wo4 soeng6-2 dzong6 jat7 tin1 dzung1
      • Guangdong Romanization: zou6 yed1 tin1 wo4 sêng2 zong6 yed1 tin1 zung1
      • IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

做一天和尚撞一天鐘

  1. to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out
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