当一天和尚撞一天钟
dāng​yī​tiān​hé​shang​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng

to do one's job mechanically

  1. 当 當 dāng verb
    to serve as
    To work as; to serve as; to fill a role; to be
  2. 一天 yī​tiān numeralnoun
    one day
    A period of twenty-four hours; also used to refer to a single daytime period.
  3. 和尚 hé​shang
    Buddhist monk
    A male Buddhist monk; a monk who has left home to practice Buddhism
  4. 撞 zhuàng
    to strike
    to beat or strike a bell or similar object
  5. 一天 yī​tiān numeralnoun
    one day
    A period of twenty-four hours; also used to refer to a single daytime period.
  6. 钟 鐘 zhōng noun
    bell
    A large, hollow percussion instrument, typically made of bronze or iron, used to produce sound when struck; often found in temples to signal time or call gatherings.