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摸鱼
摸魚
mō yú
phr. to catch fish (in muddy, unclear water); (popular internet lingo) to slack off (at work)
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION, RADICAL, SIMILAR CHARACTERS
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
他总想着趁机浑水摸鱼。
他總想著趁機渾水摸魚。
tā zóng xiǎng zhe chèn jī hún shuǐ mō yú .
phr. He always wanted to fish in troubled waters.
混水摸鱼
混水摸魚
hún shuǐ mō yú
idiom. catch fish in troubled waters -- acquire profit in disturbance
浑水摸鱼
渾水摸魚
hún shuǐ mō yú
idiom. catch fish in troubled waters -- acquire profit in disturbance
最近在家工作,摸鱼的时间比较多。
最近在家工作,摸魚的時間比較多。
zuì jìn zài jiā gōng zuò, mō yú de shí jiān bǐ jiào duō .
phr. Recently (I) am working from home, so there's ample time for slacking off.