投閒置散
tóu​xián​zhì​sǎn

to be sidelined

  • created sense approved 投闲置散/投閒置散 · tóu​xián​zhì​sǎn · to be sidelined — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投闲置散 / 投閒置散

    tóu​xián​zhì​sǎn

    to be sidelined

    To be placed in an unimportant or idle position; to be relegated to the sidelines without being given significant responsibilities.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to put in 闲置 (literal) → 闲置/閒置 · xián​zhì · to leave unused 散 (literal) → 散 · sǎn · loose

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

    created sense