做一天和尚撞一天鐘
Chinese
to do; to make; to produce one day; the entire daytime of one day preceptor; high priest; head monk; Buddhist monks in generalto hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump intoone day; the entire daytime of one day clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell trad. (做一天和尚撞一天鐘) 做 一天 和尚 撞 一天 鐘 simp. (做一天和尚撞一天钟) 做 一天 和尚 撞 一天 钟 Literally: “to toll the bell for as long as one is a monk”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
做一天和尚撞一天鐘
- to do the least that is expected; to do the absolute minimum; to not put oneself out