蛇王

Chinese
snake; serpent king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad.
(蛇王)		 蛇 王
anagram 王蛇

Etymology

The sense of "slack off" or "lazy" compares a hibernating snake with human.

Pronunciation

Noun

蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) lazy person
  2. (Hong Kong) owner of a shop that sells snake soup and catches snakes in the neighborhood (this term is also used in their shop names)

Verb

蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) to slack off at work; to goof off during work

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 偷懶 (“to slack off; to lie down on the job”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 偷懶, 躲懶, 偷閒
Mandarin Beijing 躲懶兒, 偷懶兒, 脫懶兒
Taiwan 偷懶
Ürümqi 躲懶
Yangzhou 躲懶, 隑懶
Singapore 偷懶
Cantonese Guangzhou 躲懶, 放蛇, 偷雞
Hong Kong 偷懶, 蛇王
Dongguan 偷雞
Gan Nanchang 偷懶
Hakka Meixian 偷尞
Jin Taiyuan 偷懶
Eastern Min Fuzhou 躲懶
Southern Min Xiamen 想惰
Zhangzhou 想惰, 想死
Penang (Hokkien) 食蛇
Singapore (Hokkien) 食蛇
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 偷懶

Adjective

蛇王

  1. (Cantonese) lazy
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