尸位素餐
shī​wèi​sù​cān

to hold a sinecure

  • created reference approved 尸位素餐 → 素餐尸位/素餐屍位 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尸位素餐 shī​wèi​sù​cān

    素餐尸位 / 素餐屍位 sù​cān​shī​wèi

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 尸位素餐 · shī​wèi​sù​cān · to hold a sinecure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尸位素餐

    shī​wèi​sù​cān

    to hold a sinecure

    (idiom) to hold a position while doing no work; to neglect one's duties while enjoying the benefits of office

    尸 (literal) → 尸 · shī · to hold a position 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position 素 (literal) → 素 · sù · in vain 餐 (literal) → 餐 · cān · to eat

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

    created sense