尸禄害政 — “To hold a position and receive salary without performing one's duties”
尸禄害政 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a position and receive salary without performing one's duties”. Thus causing harm or inefficiency to the work or organization. Literally, “Receiving emolument like a corpse, harming administration”.
尸禄害政 Pronunciation and Pinyin
尸禄害政 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 尸禄害政
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 尸禄害政
What does 尸禄害政 mean?
尸禄害政 (shī lù hài zhèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a position and receive salary without performing one's duties”.
How do you pronounce 尸禄害政?
尸禄害政 is pronounced shī lù hài zhèng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尸禄害政 literally mean?
Literally, 尸禄害政 means “Receiving emolument like a corpse, harming administration”. It is used to mean “to hold a position and receive salary without performing one's duties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尸禄害政?
尸禄：受禄而不尽职。受禄而无作为，有害政事