() - Lazy, indolent, sluggish (archaic usage).

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Lazy, indolent, sluggish (archaic usage).

Lazy, indolent, sluggish (archaic usage).

Usage highlights

Lazy and indolentSluggish and idleLazinessIndolent person

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • diligent
  • energetic

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was criticized for being lazy (媷).
  • The term describes a state of indolence (媷怠).
  • Avoid such sluggish behavior (媷惰).

Collocations

  • Lazy and indolent(媷怠)
  • Sluggish and idle(媷惰)
  • Laziness(媷性)
  • Indolent person(媷人)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears in some classical texts describing negative traits of laziness.

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