駑馬戀棧
nú​mǎ​liàn​zhàn

to cling to a position

  • created reference approved 驽马恋栈/駑馬戀棧 → 驽马恋栈豆/駑馬戀棧豆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驽马恋栈 / 駑馬戀棧 nú​mǎ​liàn​zhàn

    驽马恋栈豆 / 駑馬戀棧豆 nú​mǎ​liàn​zhàn​dòu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 驽马恋栈/駑馬戀棧 · nú​mǎ​liàn​zhàn · to cling to a position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    驽马恋栈 / 駑馬戀棧

    nú​mǎ​liàn​zhàn

    to cling to a position

    literally a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave its stable; used to describe a mediocre person who clings to their office or position out of fear of losing their livelihood

    驽马 (literal) → 驽马/駑馬 · nú​mǎ · inferior horse 恋栈 (literal) → 恋栈/戀棧 · liàn​zhàn · to cling to a post

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

    created sense