偷懶 [－懒]

Jyutping tau1 laan5
Pinyin tōu lǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to goof off
  2. to be lazy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​做​嘢​嗰​陣​唔​盡​力​，​分心
    to laze around; to be lazy; to play truant
    • 你唔好偷懶喇，快啲做嘢。
      你唔好偷懒喇，快啲做嘢。
      nei5 m4 hou2 tau1 laan5 laa1, faai3 di1 zou6 je5.
      Don't laze around, get back to work!
  2. 動詞
    因為​懶​所以​唔​去​做​一​啲​應該​做​嘅​事
    to shirk a responsibility due to laziness
    • 我想偷懶唔落簿喇。
      我想偷懒唔落簿喇。
      ngo5 soeng2 tau1 laan5 m4 lok6 bou2 laa1.
      I want to be lazy and not log it down.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lie down on the job; to shirk one's duties; to goldbrick; to slack off
    (syn.) 偷雞, 偷懶兒, 想死, 脫懶兒, 放蛇, 隑懶, 躲懶兒, 想惰, 偷尞, 偷懶, 食蛇, 蛇王, 躲懶
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4149
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    所有人都喜欢偷懒。
    所有人都喜歡偷懶。
    suǒ yǒu rén dōu xǐ huan tōu lǎn 。
    • Everybody likes to goof off.
  2. Mandarin
    如果蜜蜂都偷懒的话，盛开的花便不会结果了。
    如果蜜蜂都偷懶的話，盛開的花便不會結果了。
    rú guǒ mì fēng dōu tōu lǎn de huà ， shèng kāi de huā biàn bù huì jiē guǒ le 。
    • If the bees do not work, the flowers will not bear fruit.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢返工偷懒，所以俾人炒鱿鱼。
    佢返工偷懶，所以俾人炒魷魚。
    keoi5 faan1 gung1 tau1 laan5 ， so2 ji5 bei2 jan4 caau2 jau4 jyu2 。
    • He got the sack for slacking off at work.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你成日偷懒，因住俾老细炒鱿鱼啊！
    你成日偷懶，因住俾老細炒魷魚啊！
    nei5 seng4 jat6 tau1 laan5, jan1 zyu6 bei2 lou5 sai3 caau2 jau4 jyu2 aa3!
    • You are always fooling around at work. Be careful not to get sacked by the boss.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个老师好严，所以啲学生都唔敢偷懒。
    呢個老師好嚴，所以啲學生都唔敢偷懶。
    ni1 go3 lou5 si1 hou2 jim4, so2 ji5 di1 hok6 saang1 dou1 m4 gam2 tau1 laan5.
    • The teacher is strict and that's why there are no lazy students.
  3. Cantonese
    如果唔系佢偷懒，佢就唔会测验唔合格。
    如果唔係佢偷懶，佢就唔會測驗唔合格。
    jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 keoi5 tau1 laan5, keoi5 zau6 m4 wui5 caak1 jim6 m4 hap6 gaak3.
    • 若非他偷懶，就不會測驗不及格。
    • If he hadn't lazed around, he wouldn't have failed this test.
  4. Cantonese
    你唔好再揾借口偷懒喇！
    你唔好再揾藉口偷懶喇！
    nei5 m4 hou2 zoi3 wan2 zik6 hau2 tau1 laan5 laa3!
    • Don't find any excuse for being lazy!
  5. Cantonese
    佢冥顽不灵，继续偷懒，以后唔会有出息。
    佢冥頑不靈，繼續偷懶，以後唔會有出息。
    keoi5 ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4, gai3 zuk6 tau1 laan5, ji5 hau6 m4 wui5 jau5 ceot1 sik1.
    • He is unheedful of advice and continues to be lazy. He won't have a bright future.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    偷懒
    偷懶
    tōu lǎn
    • to be lazy