能者多劳 (能者多勞)
néng zhě duō láo
Pinyin

Definition

能者多劳 (能者多勞)
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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)

可能
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 classifier: 个 gè
多
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"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20

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)

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.
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