能者多劳
néng zhě duō láo
Pinyin

Definition

能者多劳
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néng zhě duō láo
  1. it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
zuò zhě
  1. 1 author
  2. 2 writer
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
Jiā néng
  1. 1 Canon (Japanese company)
qián zhě
  1. 1 the former
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
kě néng xìng
  1. 1 possibility
  2. 2 probability
gào mì zhě
  1. 1 tell-tale
  2. 2 informer (esp. to police)
  3. 3 whistleblower
  4. 4 grass
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
duō xiè
  1. 1 many thanks
  2. 2 thanks a lot
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
duō yún
  1. 1 cloudy (meteorology)
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus

Idioms (20)

不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
  1. 1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
  1. 1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
  2. 2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
  1. 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
  1. 1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
  2. 2 all comers welcome
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
  1. 1 each does his utmost (idiom)
  2. 2 from each according to his means
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)

Sample Sentences

啊,我想到啦!亲爱的,你听过能者多劳这话吗?他智商那么高,我倒觉得呀,你老公他就是狡猾的狐狸,这极其有可能是他远离家事的策略。
ā ,wǒ xiǎngdào la !qīn ài de ,nǐ tīng guò néngzhěduōláo zhè huà ma ?tā zhìshāng nàme gāo ,wǒ dào juéde ya ,nǐ lǎogōng tā jiù shì jiǎohuá de húlí ,zhè jíqí yǒu kěnéng shì tā yuǎnlí jiāshì de cèlüè 。
Ah, I've got it! Darling, have you heard the saying "it's the most capable people who do the most work"? Given that his IQ is so high, I am inclined to believe that your husband is a sneaky fox. This is highly likely to be his strategy for staying well away from the household chores.