做慣乞兒懶做官

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Chinese

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accustomed to; used to beggar; miser; stingy person lazy to do; to make; to produce official; government; organ of body
trad. (做慣乞兒懶做官) 乞兒
simp. (做惯乞儿懒做官) 乞儿
Literally: “when one is used to being a beggar, one would not feel like being an official”.

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做慣乞兒懶做官

  1. (Cantonese) When one is used to a free but poor life, one would not like a rich life without freedom.