"尸位" meaning in All languages combined

See 尸位 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: First attested in c. 1ˢᵗ century CE, in The Book of Han or Lunheng. Not originally from 《五子之歌》(Song of Five People) since this chapter is among the 25 Forged Old Text Shangshu (i.e.《偽古文尚書》) chapters, counterfeited circa 318 CE. Etymology templates: {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{etydate|c|1ˢᵗ century <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>}} First attested in c. 1ˢᵗ century CE, {{lang|zh|《五子之歌》}} 《五子之歌》, {{lw|zh|偽古文尚書|pref=《|suf=》}} 《偽古文尚書》, {{circa2|318}} circa 318, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 尸位
  1. (derogatory, literary) to hold one's position without doing anything Wikipedia link: Book of Han, Lunheng Tags: derogatory, literary Derived forms: 尸位病民, 尸位素餐 (shīwèisùcān), 尸位誤國, 尸位误国, 素餐尸位 Related terms: 尸素 (shīsù)
    Sense id: en-尸位-zh-verb-4GeszN4q Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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