Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 驴

variant of 驢／驴 (lü)

donkey
CL:頭／头 (tóu)

silly ass

backpacker
travel buddy

onager (Equus onager)

(coll.) male donkey

jackass

(derog.) Buddhist monk

hinny

ass
donkey

donkey
CL:頭／头 (tóu)

donkey foal

(coll.) electric scooter; electric moped
(dialect) scooter

a donkey's liver and lungs; (fig.) ill intent

(dialect) motorcycle

lüchún-mǎzuǐ

see 驢唇不對馬嘴／驴唇不对马嘴 (lüchúnbùduìmǎzui)

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

bóshì-mǎilü

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

see 騎驢找驢／骑驴找驴 (qílüzhǎolü)

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
fig. to look for what one already has

neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

lüniánmǎyuè

see 猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)

Qiánlüjìqióng

to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)

lüchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ

驴唇不对马嘴

[驢唇不對馬嘴]

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

rénjiāqiānlünǐbájué

人家牵驴你拔橛

[人家牽驢你拔橛]

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子／别人牵驴你拔橛子 (biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi)

lǎnlüshàngmòshǐniàoduō

懒驴上磨屎尿多

[懶驢上磨屎尿多]

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi

别人牵驴你拔橛子

[別人牽驢你拔橛子]

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

hǎoxīndàozuòlelügānfèi

好心倒做了驴肝肺

[好心倒做了驢肝肺]

(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will