佔著茅坑不拉屎

Chinese
 
to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account; to observe; to divine
 
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 pit of a pit latrine or hole of a squat toilet not; no to crap; to shit; to defecate
trad. (佔著茅坑不拉屎) 佔 著 茅坑 不 拉屎
simp. (占着茅坑不拉屎) 占 着 茅坑 不 拉屎
Literally: “to occupy the latrine and not defecate”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhàn zhe máokēng bù lā shǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zhàn zhe máokēng bù lā shǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann .je maukeng bu lha shyy
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
      • Pinyin: zhànzhemáokēngrbùlāshǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥㄦ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann.jemaukenglbulhashyy
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

佔著茅坑不拉屎

  1. to be a dog in the manger
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