練精學懶

Chinese

		to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	lazy
trad. (練精學懶)		練	精	學	懶
simp. (练精学懒)		练	精	学	懒

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁶ zeng¹ hok⁶ laan⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁶ zeng¹ hok⁶ laan⁵
    • Yale: lihn jēng hohk láahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁶ dzeng¹ hok⁹ laan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁶ zéng¹ hog⁶ lan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²² t͡sɛːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² laːn¹³/

Idiom

練精學懶

1. (Cantonese) to use petty tricks so that one can shrink from duties