尸位
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Chinese[edit]
corpse | position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat | ||
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simp. and trad. (尸位) |
尸 | 位 | |
Literally: “to hold one's position like a corpse”. |
Etymology[edit]
From 《五子之歌》 (Song of Five People) in the Book of Documents:
- 太康尸位,以逸豫滅厥德,黎民咸貳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Tàikāng shīwèi, yǐ yìyù miè juédé, límín xián èr. [Pinyin]
- Tai Kang who held his position without doing anything lived happily and comfortably instead of being moral. All commoners were disloyal.
太康尸位,以逸豫灭厥德,黎民咸贰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
尸位
- (derogatory, literary) to hold one's position without doing anything
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- 尸素 (shīsù)