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(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
to work as a carter or porter / to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying) / (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
for donkey's years / for ages
(coll.) male donkey
donkey; ass
(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
common name for 麋鹿, Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago
(of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone / (fig.) to do laborious and monotonous work
porter / donkey driver
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蹇* | 蹇* | *蹇
lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse
donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM) / Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]
(lit.) a donkey's liver and lungs; (fig.) ill intent
donkey / CL: 頭|头
jenny; female donkey
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *驢* | 驢* | *驢
donkey / CL: 頭|头
donkey foal


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