饱食终日，无所用心 in English bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4 , wu2 suo3 yong4 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiomatic expression)
  • to be sated with food and remain idle

Simplified Characters

饱 食 终 日 ， 无 所 用 心

Traditional Characters

飽 食 終 日 ， 無 所 用 心

Pinyin

bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4 , wu2 suo3 yong4 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

饱bao3to eat till full 食shi2to eat 终zhong1end 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan ， 无wu2not to have 所suo3actually 用yong4to use 心xin1heart