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做一天和尚撞一天鐘

zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄥ

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  1. 1lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3to hold a position passively

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