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We’re presenting the idiom 「竊位素餐」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Su: empty; Can: eat, refers to salary. He occupies a high position and receives rewards without any merit. It used to refer to senior officials who ate all day and had nothing to do. Later it was also used as a humble word.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiè wèi sù cān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sit3 wai2 sou3 chaan1
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