郎當 [－当]

Jyutping long4 dong1
Pinyin láng dāng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    cowardly
  2. adj
    dejected; despondent; dispirited
  3. adj
    abject; down and out; wretched
  4. adj
    tired; feeble
  5. adj
    slack; messy; sloppy
    • 吊兒郎當
      吊儿郎当
      diào ér láng dāng
      snobbish; slovenly
  6. adj, of clothes
    too large; baggy
  7. phrase, colloquial, of age
    or so
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    若同期的人先一步完成销售目标，我也不能再吊儿郎当了。
    若同期的人先一步完成銷售目標，我也不能再吊兒郎當了。
    ruò tóng qī de rén xiān yī bù wán chéng xiāo shòu mù biāo ， wǒ yě bù néng zài diào er láng dāng le 。
    • When one of my coworkers starts racking up good sales figures I can't let down my guard.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吊儿郎当
    吊兒郎當
    diào ér láng dāng
    • snobbish; slovenly