吊兒郎當

吊儿郎当
diào'erlángdāng
  1. (colloquial) sloppy; slapdash; lackadaisical; careless; half-assed
  2. sloppy; slapdash; lackadaisical; careless; half-assed

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Homographs

吊兒郎當 diàorlángdāng sloppy

Entry Composition

=1 吊 diào
  1. to suspend
  2. to hang up
  3. to hang a person
=1 吊 diào
  1. a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. to lament
  3. to condole with
  4. variant of 吊 diào
2 兒郎 érláng
  1. boy
  2. man
  3. soldier
  4. son
=3 當 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=3 當 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)