坐冷板凳
zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

to be sidelined

  • created sense approved 坐冷板凳 · zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng · to be sidelined — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐冷板凳

    zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

    to be sidelined

    To be given the cold shoulder; to be ignored or treated with indifference

    坐, 冷板凳

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 冷板凳 (literal) → 冷板凳 · lěng​bǎn​dèng · cold bench

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 坐冷板凳 · zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng · to warm the bench — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐冷板凳

    zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

    to warm the bench

    To be a substitute player who rarely gets to play in a game.

    坐, 冷板凳

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 冷板凳 (literal) → 冷板凳 · lěng​bǎn​dèng · cold bench

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 坐冷板凳 · zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng · to hold an inconsequential post — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐冷板凳

    zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

    to hold an inconsequential post

    To hold a title or job without real power or responsibilities; historically used to describe teachers in private schools or officials awaiting an appointment.

    坐, 冷板凳

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 冷板凳 (literal) → 冷板凳 · lěng​bǎn​dèng · cold bench

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 坐冷板凳 · zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng · to cool one's heels — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐冷板凳

    zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

    to cool one's heels

    To be kept waiting for an assignment or an audience with a VIP

    坐, 冷板凳

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 冷板凳 (literal) → 冷板凳 · lěng​bǎn​dèng · cold bench

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 坐冷板凳 · zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng · to endure solitary work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐冷板凳

    zuò​lěng​bǎn​dèng

    to endure solitary work

    To be willing to engage in lonely, painstaking, or unglamorous long-term research or study

    坐, 冷板凳

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 冷板凳 (literal) → 冷板凳 · lěng​bǎn​dèng · cold bench

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

    created sense