佔著茅坑不拉屎

Chinese

 
to occupy; to constitute; to make up
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
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) 茅坑 拉屎
simp. (占着茅坑不拉屎) 茅坑 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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàn zhe máokēng bù lā shǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàn jhe̊ máokeng bù la shǐh
      • Wade–Giles: chan4 chê5 mao2-kʻêng1 pu4 la1 shih3
      • Yale: jàn je máu-kēng bù lā shř
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann .je maukeng bu lha shyy
      • Palladius: чжань чжэ маокэн бу ла ши (čžanʹ čžɛ maokɛn bu la ši)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànzhemáokēngrbùlāshǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥㄦ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànjhe̊máokengrbùlashǐh
      • Wade–Giles: chan4-chê5-mao2-kʻêng1-ʼrh-pu4-la1-shih3
      • Yale: jàn-je-máu-kēngr-bù-lā-shř
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann.jemaukenglbulhashyy
      • Palladius: чжаньчжэмаокэнрбулаши (čžanʹčžɛmaokɛnrbulaši)
      • Sinological 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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