瓦工
wǎ gōng
Pinyin

Definition

瓦工
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wǎ gōng
  1. tiling
  2. bricklaying
  3. plastering

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yuán gōng
  1. 1 staff
  2. 2 personnel
  3. 3 employee
gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
gōng zī
  1. 1 wages
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],月[yuè]
rén gōng
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 manpower
  3. 3 manual work
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to work with one's hands
  2. 2 manual work
  3. 3 workmanship
fēn gōng
  1. 1 to divide up the work
  2. 2 division of labor
jiā gōng
  1. 1 to process
  2. 2 processing
  3. 3 working (of machinery)
wù gōng
  1. 1 to work as a laborer
huà gōng
  1. 1 chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[huà xué gōng yè]
  2. 2 chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[huà xué gōng chéng]
wán gōng
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to complete a project
gōng
  1. 1 work
  2. 2 worker
  3. 3 skill
  4. 4 profession
  5. 5 trade
  6. 6 craft
  7. 7 labor
gōng rén
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
gōng zuò shì
  1. 1 studio
  2. 2 workshop
gōng zuò rì
  1. 1 workday
  2. 2 working day
  3. 3 weekday
gōng zuò fú
  1. 1 work clothes
gōng zuò kuáng
  1. 1 workaholic
gōng zuò zhě
  1. 1 worker
gōng zuò liàng
  1. 1 workload
  2. 2 volume of work
Gōng xìn bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)
gōng shāng
  1. 1 industrial injury

Idioms (14)

三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. 2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
风中烛,瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of sb's life) feeble
  3. 3 hanging on a thread
马工枚速
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
  1. 1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his good points
鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
  1. 1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
  2. 2 uncanny workmanship
  3. 3 superlative craftsmanship
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
  1. 1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
  2. 2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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