<p>As with most idioms, there's a couple ways to translate this non-literally. </p>

<p>If you want to go the old fashioned route, you can maybe quote from the Bible like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. (<a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/2.htm" rel="nofollow">Ecclesiastes 2:24</a>)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Or maybe the Spanish idiom:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A full stomach makes a happy heart. (barriga llena, corazón contento)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You could of course modify those to be about dumpling specifically: i.e. A stomach full of dumplings makes a happy heart.</p>

<p>Or you can just try something from yourself:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Life doesn't get better than relaxing in bed and eating delicious dumplings.</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-01-28T03:12:19.570Z
2016-01-28T03:12:19.570Z
Ringil
<p>This phrase means </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>There is nothing more comfortable than lying down. There is nothing more
  delicious than jiaozi.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I would rather find more local version. Thank you guys.</p>

<p>I love dumplings quite much. :)</p>

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2016-01-26T20:09:10.770Z
Is this even a chinese idiom? If so can you explain what it means in Chinese?
Ringil
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2016-01-27T02:51:09.120Z
As you can see I did a literal translation of this saying. :)
It describles dumpling could be the most delicious food.
mollan.m
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2016-01-28T02:34:59.080Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's a question about English language that doesn't require any knowledge about Chinese language.
NS.X.
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2016-01-28T02:36:43.783Z
I think that it should probably be migrated to ELL.
Ringil
<translation>
How do I translate "舒服不如倒着，好吃不过饺子" in English?
# How do I translate "舒服不如倒着，好吃不过饺子" in English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-26)

This phrase means

> There is nothing more comfortable than lying down. There is nothing more
> delicious than jiaozi.

I would rather find more local version. Thank you guys.

I love dumplings quite much. :)

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is this even a chinese idiom? If so can you explain what it means in Chinese?  
> **username_0**: As you can see I did a literal translation of this saying. :) It describles dumpling could be the most delicious food.  
> **username_2**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's a question about English language that doesn't require any knowledge about Chinese language.  
> **username_1**: I think that it should probably be migrated to ELL.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-28. Score: 1

As with most idioms, there's a couple ways to translate this non-literally.

If you want to go the old fashioned route, you can maybe quote from the Bible like:

> There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. ([Ecclesiastes 2:24](http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/2.htm))

Or maybe the Spanish idiom:

> A full stomach makes a happy heart. (barriga llena, corazón contento)

You could of course modify those to be about dumpling specifically: i.e. A stomach full of dumplings makes a happy heart.

Or you can just try something from yourself:

> Life doesn't get better than relaxing in bed and eating delicious dumplings.


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