- 占着茅坑不拉屎 zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ dog in mangerTo occupy a position or resource without fulfilling its duties or making use of it, thereby preventing others from doing so.
- 茅坑里点灯 máokēnglǐdiǎndēng court death(slang) (fig.) to court death; a pun derived from [[找死|找死|zhao3 si3]] (seeking death) being homophonous with [[照|照|zhao4]][[屎|屎|shi3]] (shining a light on excrement)