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dawdle over one's work; (in a broad sense) loaf on the job; linger over one's job

mó yáng gōng

磨 洋 工

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v.dawdle over one's work; (in a broad sense) loaf on the job; linger over one's job
- tā wú fǎ róng rěn tā de gù yuán mó yáng gōng
  他无法容忍他的雇员磨洋工。
  He can not abide his employees dawdling over their work.
- guò qù jiù shè huì wǒ men zuò qǐ shì lai lǎo shi shuō shì mó yáng gōng
  过去旧社会，我们做起事来，老实说，是磨洋工。
  To be honest, we used to spin our work out and try to kill time in the old society.
- bù yào mó yáng gōng
  不要磨洋工！
  No slacking on the job!
- tā men shì zài mó yáng gōng
  他们是在磨洋工？
  Are they loafing?
- yuán gōng zài gōng zuò shí tōng cháng bèi rèn wéi mó yáng gōng bù wù zhèng yè
  员工在工作时通常被认为磨洋工、不务正业。
  Workers are often perceived as lying down on the job, working worthlessly.

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