尸位素餐

shī wèi sù cān

Dictionary entry

to hold a sinecure (idiom)

What does 尸位素餐 mean?

尸位素餐 (shī wèi sù cān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hold a sinecure (idiom)

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尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)位wèiposition · location 素sùraw silk · white 餐cānmeal · to eat

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尸位素餐

shī wèi sù cān

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