吊儿郎当

Traditional form:

吊兒郎當

Pinyin (reading):

diàorlángdāng

Definitions:

• sloppy

Characters:

• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
• 儿 - son, child
• 郎 - gentleman, young man; husband
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Traditional characters:

• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
• 兒 - son, child
• 郎 - gentleman, young man; husband
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells