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他tā 整zhěng  天tiān 无wú 所suǒ 事shì 事shì ,不bú 是shì 吃chī 饱băo 睡shuì ,就jiù 是shì 睡shuì 饱băo 吃chī 。

He hangs around all day eating and sleeping.

整zhěng 天tiān is ‘the whole day/ all day long’.

无wú 所suǒ 事shì 事shì is an idiom meaning ‘nothing to do/ hanging around’.

不bú 是shì …… 就jiù 是shì ….. If not ….., then ….

饱băo means ‘full’; 吃chī 饱băo means ‘full up (with food) and 睡shuì 饱băo means ‘fully rested (with sleep)’.

吃chī 饱băo 睡shuì ,睡shuì 饱băo 吃chī literally means ‘have enough food then sleep, and have enough sleep then eat’. In other words: He is a lazy bum!

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