窃位素餐 — “Usurp a position and eat idly”
窃位素餐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to occupy a high position without performing any duties or contributing any work, merely enjoying the salary and benefits; to be a sinecure”. Literally, “Usurp a position and eat idly”.
窃位素餐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 窃
- qiè窃shì势yōng拥quán权Usurp power and seize control
- qiè窃nòng弄wēi威quán权secretly manipulate power
- qiè窃jù据yào要jīn津craftily usurp important positions
- qiè窃shí时sì肆bào暴act unscrupulously when in power
- qiè窃yù玉tōu偷huā花to have an affair
- qiè窃yù玉tōu偷xiāng香engage in illicit romantic relationships
- qiè窃qiè窃ǒu偶yǔ语whisper secretly to each other
- qiè窃qiè窃sī私yì议whisper secretly among a few
- qiè窃qiè窃sī私yǔ语whisper to each other secretly
- qiè窃qiè窃xì细yǔ语whisper secretly
- qiè窃qiè窃xǔ诩xǔ诩secretly boast or praise oneself
- qiè窃zān簪zhī之chén臣Minor skill averts major danger
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What does 窃位素餐 mean?
窃位素餐 (qiè wèi sù cān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to occupy a high position without performing any duties or contributing any work, merely enjoying the salary and benefits; to be a sinecure”.
How do you pronounce 窃位素餐?
窃位素餐 is pronounced qiè wèi sù cān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 窃位素餐 literally mean?
Literally, 窃位素餐 means “Usurp a position and eat idly”. It is used to mean “to occupy a high position without performing any duties or contributing any work, merely enjoying the salary and benefits; to be a sinecure”.
What is the Chinese definition of 窃位素餐?
素：空；餐：吃饭，指俸禄。窃居高位，无功受禄。旧指高级官员饱食终日，无所用心。后也用作谦词。