饱 食 终 日，无 所 用 心

bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīndictionary entry

to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom) / to be sated with food and remain idle

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

飽食終日，無所用心 饱食终日，无所用心 [bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4 , wu2 suo3 yong4 xin1] /to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)/to be sated with food and remain idle/

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Other forms in these source records: 飽食終日，無所用心

饱
bǎo
to eat till full / satisfied
食
shí
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
sì
to feed (a person or animal)
终
zhōng
end / finish
日
rì
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with
无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
所
suǒ
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]
用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore
心
xīn
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

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