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尸位素餐. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
Etymology
今朝廷大臣，上不能匡主，下亡以益民，皆尸位素餐。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Jīn cháotíng dàchén, shàng bù néng kuāngzhǔ, xià wú yǐ yìmín, jiē shīwèisùcān.
- Now in the royal court, ministers who can't assist the emperor or benefit the people all hold their positions and live without doing anything.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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尸
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位
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素
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餐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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書 (26)
|
云 (35)
|
心 (16)
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清 (14)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (15)
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脂 (18)
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模 (23)
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寒 (61)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
|
Open
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
|
III
|
III
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I
|
I
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| Fanqie
|
式之切
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于愧切
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桑故切
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七安切
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| Baxter
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syij
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hwijH
|
suH
|
tshan
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ɕiɪ/
|
/ɦˠiuɪH/
|
/suoH/
|
/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Pan
Wuyun
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/ɕi/
|
/ɦʷᵚiH/
|
/suoH/
|
/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/ɕjɪ/
|
/ɣiuɪH/
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/soH/
|
/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ɕi/
|
/ɦjwiH/
|
/sɔH/
|
/t͡sʰan/
|
Li
Rong
|
/ɕi/
|
/ɣjuiH/
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/soH/
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/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Wang
Li
|
/ɕi/
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/ɣwiH/
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/suH/
|
/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/ɕi/
|
/wiH/
|
/suoH/
|
/t͡sʰɑn/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
shī
|
wèi
|
sù
|
cān
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
si1
|
wai6
|
sou3
|
caan1
|
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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尸
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位
|
素
|
| Reading #
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1/1
|
1/1
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1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
shī
|
wèi
|
sù
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ syij ›
|
‹ hwijH ›
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‹ suH ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*l̥̥j/
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/*ʷrəp-s/ (< *ɢʷəʔ-rəp-s ?)
|
/*ˁak-s/
|
| English
|
corpse
|
standing, position
|
white silk
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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尸
|
位
|
素
|
餐
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| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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11396
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7865
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12099
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1117
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Phonetic
component
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尸
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立
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素
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粲
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Rime
group
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脂
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內
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魚
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
|
0
|
1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
|
位
|
訴
|
餐
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Old
Chinese
|
/*hli/
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/*ɢʷrɯbs/
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/*saːs/
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/*sʰaːn/
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| Notes
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|
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聲符皆爲歺又
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Idiom
尸位素餐
- (derogatory or humble) hold one's position and live without doing anything
為什麼元好問要說「當官避事平生恥」？習總書記為什麼又要說「為官避事平生恥」呢？因為在我們中國人看來啊，在其位就得謀其政，一個人要是尸位素餐的話，本身就是為人不齒的一件事。 [MSC, trad.]
为什么元好问要说「当官避事平生耻」？习总书记为什么又要说「为官避事平生耻」呢？因为在我们中国人看来啊，在其位就得谋其政，一个人要是尸位素餐的话，本身就是为人不齿的一件事。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2021 February 21, 《为官避事平生耻》 (text), in 《平“语”近人——习近平喜欢的典故》, season 2, episode 4, CCTV-1, spoken by Meng Man, 5:59 from the start
- Wèishénme Yuán Hàowèn yào shuō “dāngguān bìshì píngshēng chǐ”? Xí zǒngshūjì wèishénme yòu yào shuō “wéi guān bìshì píngshēng chǐ” ne? Yīnwèi zài wǒmen zhōngguórén kànlái a, zài qí wèi jiù děi móu qí zhèng, yīge rén yàoshì shīwèisùcān dehuà, běnshēn jiùshì wéi rén bùchǐ de yī jiàn shì.
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