qín​xī​niǎo​shì

to live a useless life

  • created sense approved 禽息鸟视/禽息鳥視 · qín​xī​niǎo​shì · to live a useless life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    禽息鸟视 / 禽息鳥視

    qín​xī​niǎo​shì

    to live a useless life

    to live in comfort like a bird or beast without making any contribution to society; describes someone who enjoys a high rank and salary but does nothing to deserve it

    禽 (literal) → 禽 · qín · birds 息 (literal) → 息 · xī · breath 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 视 (literal) → 视/視 · shì · to look at

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