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尸利素餐 — Chinese Idiom

尸利素餐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a position and receive a salary without performing one's duties; to be an idle office holder, getting paid for doing nothing”.

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尸利素餐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尸利素餐 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尸
shī3dead body or corpse
利
lì7benefit, smooth, sharp, profit
素
sù10plain, simple, unadorned
餐
cān16eat, meal, dine

Example Sentence with 尸利素餐

他担任部门经理多年,却尸利素餐,很少对团队的进展有所贡献。
He has served as department manager for many years, but he has been an idle office holder, rarely contributing to the team's progress.

Idioms Related to 尸利素餐

Synonyms of 尸利素餐

  • shī尸wèi位sù素cān餐hold a post without performing duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素shí食draw a salary without performing duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素cān餐idle officeholder living off the public purse

More idioms starting with 尸

  • shī尸wèi位bìng病mín民hold office without performing duties, harming people
  • shī尸jū居yú余qì气barely clinging to life
  • shī尸jū居lóng龙xiàn见still like a corpse, dynamic like a dragon
  • shī尸shān山xuè血hǎi海immense slaughter and bloodshed
  • shī尸héng横biàn遍yě野bodies strewn across the landscape
  • shī尸lù禄hài害zhèng政holding a position without performing duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素cān飡hold a post without discharging duties
  • shī尸gǔ骨wèi未hán寒someone has only just died
  • shī尸jiū鸠zhī之rén仁Impartial benevolence to all

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Questions about 尸利素餐

What does 尸利素餐 mean?

尸利素餐 (shī lì sù cān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a position and receive a salary without performing one's duties; to be an idle office holder, getting paid for doing nothing”.

How do you pronounce 尸利素餐?

尸利素餐 is pronounced shī lì sù cān in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 尸利素餐?

尸:居位;尸利:受禄而不尽职;素餐:不劳而坐食。空食俸禄而不尽其职,无所事事

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