尸祿素餐
shī​lù​sù​cān

to enjoy the benefits of office without doing any work

  • created reference approved 尸禄素餐/尸祿素餐 → 尸禄素食/尸祿素食 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尸禄素餐 / 尸祿素餐 shī​lù​sù​cān

    尸禄素食 / 尸祿素食 shī​lù​sù​shí

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 尸禄素餐/尸祿素餐 · shī​lù​sù​cān · to enjoy the benefits of office without doing any work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尸禄素餐 / 尸祿素餐

    shī​lù​sù​cān

    to enjoy the benefits of office without doing any work

    To hold a high position and receive a salary without fulfilling one's duties; to lead an idle life while being supported by others.

    尸 (literal) → 尸 · shī · to hold a position 禄 (literal) → 禄/祿 · lù · official salary 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