老猫睡在火炉旁,不是伸腰就是打哈欠老貓睡在火爐旁,不是伸腰就是打哈欠老貓睡在火爐旁,不是伸腰就是打哈欠

an old cat sleeping by the stove: either stretching or yawning

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a very lazy person who does nothing. Mocking.

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Simplified: 老猫睡在火炉旁,不是伸腰就是打哈欠
Traditional (Taiwan): 老貓睡在火爐旁,不是伸腰就是打哈欠
Pinyin: lǎo māo shuì zài huǒlú páng,bú shì shēnyāo jiùshì dǎhāqian
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄠㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄆㄤˊ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣㄧㄠㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄚ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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