- 占着茅坑不拉屎 zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ dog in the mangerliterally meaning to occupy a latrine without having a bowel movement; used to describe someone who holds a position but does no work or prevents others from using it; to be a dog in the manger
- 茅坑里点灯 máokēnglǐdiǎndēng to court death(slang) to go looking for trouble or to risk one's life; a pun based on the near-homophones [[照屎|照屎|zhao4 shi3]] (shining a light on feces) and [[找死|找死|zhao3 si3]] (looking for death)