坐享其成

Chinese

		to sit idle and enjoy; to enjoy without making efforts	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
simp. and trad. (坐享其成)		坐享	其	成

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòxiǎngqíchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ hoeng² kei⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòxiǎngqíchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòsiǎngcíchéng
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-hsiang³-chʻi²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: dzwò-syǎng-chí-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohsheangchyicherng
  - Palladius: цзосянцичэн (czosjancičɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ hoeng² kei⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: joh héung kèih sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ hoeng² kei⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ hêng² kéi⁴ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² hœːŋ³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

坐享其成

to sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others' work

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