占着茅坑不拉屎

Traditional: 占著茅坑不拉屎

zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)

What does 占着茅坑不拉屎 mean?

占着茅坑不拉屎 (zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)

2fig. to be a dog in the manger

Character breakdown

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占zhànvariant of 占[zhan4]着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]茅Máosurname Mao 坑kēngpit; hollow; depression · (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-拉lāto pull · to play (a bowed instrument)屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool · (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)

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占着茅坑不拉屎

zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

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