坐冷板凳

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Chinese

to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) seat for the teachers in private schools in old times
trad. (坐冷板凳) 坐 冷板凳
simp. #(坐冷板凳) 坐 冷板凳

Pronunciation

Verb

坐冷板凳

  1. (figurative) to hold an unimportant post and be neglected; to be sidelined; to be given the cold shoulder
    坐穿冷板凳  ―  zuò chuān lěngbǎndèng  ―  to be given the cold shoulder throughout
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