prefer easy work to the hard;prefer the light to the heavy; pick up the easy jobs and shirk the hard ones ❍ 有的人～，把重担子推给人家，自己拣轻的挑。这就不是好的态度。(《毛泽东选集》1107) Some people prefer the light to the heavy; they pick the light and shove the heavy on to others. This is not a good attitude.
拈轻怕重nian qing pa zhong
prefer the light to the heavy—pick easy jobs and shirk hard ones
拈轻怕重niān qīnɡ pà zhònɡ
拈：用手指头拿东西。只拿轻东西，不敢挑重担。比喻害怕、畏惧困难，对工作缺乏责任感。pick easy jobs and shirk hard ones, prefer easy work to the hard, prefer the light loads to the heavy ones