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无病呻吟
/ wú bìng shēnyín /
Strokes
Definition
to moan about imaginary illness/fussing like a hypochondriac/fig. sentimental nonsense
Example
Definition
moan and groan without being ill; make a fuss about an imaginary illness; groan while not really in pain; pine and whine without cause
1
Pà
怕
zì
字
dāngtóu
当头
,
bù
不
gàn
干
gōngzuò
工作
,
xiǎobìng
小病
dà
大
yǎng
养
,
wúbìngshēnyín
无病呻吟
,
zhèyàng
这样
de
的
lǐngdǎo
领导
gànbù
干部
,
suǒxìng
索性
qǐng
请
tā
他
hǎohǎo
好好
xiūxi
休息
,
bùrán
不然
zhàn
占
zhāo
着
máokēng
茅坑
bù
不
lāshǐ
拉屎
zěnme
怎么
háng
行
?
As for those leading officials who ‘put fear first', do not work, take long recuperation leaves for minor illnesses or moan and groan about imaginary illnesses, we may as well ask them to take a good long rest. How can we let them hang on to their posts without doing any work?
Definition
adopt a sentimental pose (in writing or speech)