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吊儿郎当

diào r láng dāng

4-character word Traditional 吊兒郎當

What 吊儿郎当 means

1. sloppy

The characters in 吊儿郎当

• 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
• 儿érchild; son
• 郎láng(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)

Example sentences

• 若同期的人先一步完成销售目标，我也不能再吊儿郎当了。
  Ruò tóngqī de rén xiān yī bù wánchéng xiāoshòu mùbiāo, wǒ yě bù néng zài diàorlángdāng le.
  When one of my coworkers starts racking up good sales figures I can't let down my guard.