- 能者多劳
- néngzhěduōláoable people should do more work (said when asking somebody to perform a service or do extra work); the abler one is, the more one should do* * *able person should do more work* * *Able men are always busy\n\nable person should do more work* * *néng zhě duō láoable people should do more work* * *neng2 zhe3 duo1 lao2abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything to you.* * *能者多劳néng zhě duō láoAn able man is always busy.; Able people should do more work.; An able man is always wanted for everything.; The able ones always have calls upon their time.; The abler a man, the busier he gets.; The abler one is, the more one should do.; The capable ones are always busy.* * *能者多勞|能者多劳 [néng zhě duō láo] ► abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything to you.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.