be greedy of eating and lazy in doing work(tān chī lǎn zuò)

be greedy of eating and lazy in doing work

Gluttonous, lazy, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā NCH ī L ǎ nzu ò, meaning delicious but unwilling to work well. It comes from he Dian written by Zhang Nanzhuang in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attribute and object

Analysis of Idioms

Be fond of eating and lazy

The origin of Idioms

The seventh chapter of "he Dian" written by Zhang Nanzhuang in the Qing Dynasty: "it's like a grinder pulling him in his stomach."

Idiom explanation

Good food but not good work.

Chinese PinYin : tān chī lǎn zuò