common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
懒驴上磨屎尿多
lǎn lu:2 shàng mò shǐ niào duō
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
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