尸居龙见 — “Resting like a corpse, appearing like a dragon”
尸居龙见 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain quiet and unassuming, yet act with decisive power and impressive effect when the situation demands it; to be still like a corpse but dynamic like a dragon”. Literally, “Resting like a corpse, appearing like a dragon”.
尸居龙见 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shī尸wèi位bìng病mín民hold office without performing duties, harming people
- shī尸wèi位sù素cān餐hold a post without performing duties
- shī尸lì利sù素cān餐hold a position without performing duties
- shī尸jū居yú余qì气barely clinging to life
- 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shí食draw a salary without performing duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān飡hold a post without discharging duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān餐idle officeholder living off the public purse
- 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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What does 尸居龙见 mean?
尸居龙见 (shī jū lóng xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain quiet and unassuming, yet act with decisive power and impressive effect when the situation demands it; to be still like a corpse but dynamic like a dragon”.
How do you pronounce 尸居龙见?
尸居龙见 is pronounced shī jū lóng xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尸居龙见 literally mean?
Literally, 尸居龙见 means “Resting like a corpse, appearing like a dragon”. It is used to mean “to remain quiet and unassuming, yet act with decisive power and impressive effect when the situation demands it; to be still like a corpse but dynamic like a dragon”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尸居龙见?
居：静居；见：出现。静如尸而动如龙。