Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「坐地分髒」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「坐地分髒」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Originally it referred to thieves dividing up the stolen goods on the spot. It now mostly refers to the bandit leader who does not take action himself but sits at home to share the stolen property with his accomplices.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zuò dì fèn zāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cho5 dei6/dei2 fan1 jong1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
