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蛇王

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Chinese

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snake; serpent king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad.
(蛇王)
anagram 王蛇

Etymology

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The sense of "slack off" or "lazy" compares a hibernating snake with human.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) lazy person
  2. (Hong Kong) owner of a shop that sells snake soup and catches snakes in the neighborhood

Usage notes

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The names of shops run by snake catchers are usually in the form 蛇王X, where X is one of the characters in the owner's name.

Verb

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蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) to slack off at work; to goof off during work

Synonyms

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Adjective

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蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) lazy