zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

Traditional: 占著茅坑不拉屎

占着茅坑不拉屎 (zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
  2. 2fig. to be a dog in the manger

Characters in 占着茅坑不拉屎

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