衣食税租 — “To hold an official position and live off the public's taxes”
衣食税租 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold an official position and live off the public's taxes”. To be a public servant enjoying emoluments. Literally, “Clothes and food from taxes and rent”.
衣食税租 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣食税租 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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What does 衣食税租 mean?
衣食税租 (yī shí shuì zū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold an official position and live off the public's taxes”.
How do you pronounce 衣食税租?
衣食税租 is pronounced yī shí shuì zū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣食税租 literally mean?
Literally, 衣食税租 means “Clothes and food from taxes and rent”. It is used to mean “to hold an official position and live off the public's taxes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣食税租?
指居官食禄。同“衣租食税”。