懶 (laan5) — lazy; indolent; slothful in Cantonese
laanˏ₅懶简 懒
Mandarin Pinyin: lan3
Meaning of 懶
nounlazy; indolent; slothful
nounlistless; sluggish; languid
Example Sentences with 懶
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sikˍ₆食laanˏ₅懶feiˉ¹飛
He's lazy and only cares about eating.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日houˊ²好sikˍ₆食laanˏ₅懶feiˉ¹飛
He's always lazing around and eating.
zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢jiu˗₃要kanˎ₄勤lik6,力，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好sikˍ₆食laanˏ₅懶feiˉ¹飛
Work hard, don't be lazy and gluttonous.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好sikˍ₆食laanˏ₅懶feiˉ¹飛
This person is a lazy glutton.
Words Containing 懶
貪懶taam1 laan5
to seek nothing but ease; to be lazy and greedy
樹懶syu6 laan5
a sloth
好食懶飛hou3 sik6 laan5 fei1
lazy
懶理laan5 lei5
leave alone; ignore; pay no heed; couldn't care less; don't give a shit
懶懶地laan5 laan2 dei2
a little lazy
偷懶tau1 laan5
lazy (typically spoken as just 懶)
懶惰鬼laan5 do6 gwai2
a lazy person [Syn.] 懶鬼
大食懶daai6 sik6 laan5
lazy (sits around eating too much doing nothing), a lazy person | [普]: 好吃懶做, 好吃懶做的人
偷懶的人員tau1 laan5 dik1 jan4 jyun4
shirker
賣懶maai6 laan5
a Guangzhou custom during the night before 1st day of the Lunar New Year
懶瞓豬laan5 fan3 zyu1
a lazy pig (who sleeps all day)
懶鬼laan5 gwai2
a lazy person [Syn.] 懶惰鬼
Want to actually remember 懶?
Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.