磨洋工

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	ocean; foreign	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (磨洋工)		磨	洋	工
simp. ^#(磨洋工)		磨	洋	工

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): móyánggōng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ joeng⁴ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: móyánggōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: móyánggong
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-yang²-kung¹
  - Yale: mwó-yáng-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moyanggong
  - Palladius: моянгун (mojangun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo⁴ joeng⁴ gung¹
  - Yale: mòh yèuhng gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ joeng⁴ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ yêng⁴ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ jœːŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

磨洋工

to dawdle over one's work; to be a clock watcher; to lie down on the job