dài lưng tốn vải
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Meaning
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A descriptive phrase for someone who is useless or lazy and does not do productive work.
vi Mẹ tôi trách anh trai lười biếng, đúng là dài lưng tốn vải.
en My mother scolded my older brother for being lazy, truly useless.
Characterized by being lazy, clumsy, and unwilling to engage in physical labor or any useful activity.
vi Đừng có sống kiểu dài lưng tốn vải như vậy.
en Do not live in such a lazy and useless way.