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禽息鸟视
qín​xī​niǎo​shì

to live a useless life

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
禽息鸟视 禽息鳥視 qín​xī​niǎo​shì
to live a useless life
to live in comfort like a bird or beast without making any contribution to society; describes someone who enjoys a high rank and salary but does nothing to deserve it