占着茅坑不拉屎
zhàn​zhe​máo​kēng​bù​lā​shǐ

dog in the manger

  • created sense approved 占着茅坑不拉屎/占著茅坑不拉屎 · zhàn​zhe​máo​kēng​bù​lā​shǐ · dog in the manger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    占着茅坑不拉屎 / 占著茅坑不拉屎

    zhàn​zhe​máo​kēng​bù​lā​shǐ

    dog in the manger

    literally 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

    占 (literal) → 占 · zhàn · to occupy 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 茅坑 (literal) → 茅坑 · máo​kēng · latrine pit 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 拉屎 (literal) → 拉屎 · lā​shǐ · to shit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense