zuò lěng bǎn dèng
坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎn dèng) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience”.
Meanings
- 1to hold an inconsequential job
- 2to receive a cold reception
- 3to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience
- 4to be out in the cold
- 5to be sidelined
- 6to warm the bench
- 7to cool one's heels