Japanese Word Entry
尸位素餐| Kana: | しいそさん |
| Romaji: | shiisosan |
| Definition: | neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 尸 | corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44), to impersonate the dead, to preside, Kangxi radical 44 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕ (shī) |
| Cantonese: | si1 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / かたしろ (katashiro)、 しかばね (shikabane) |
| Korean: | 시 (si) |
| Vietnamese: | thi, thây |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 屍 |
| 位 | rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some, position, post, status, seat |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄟˋ (wèi), ㄌㄧˋ (lì) |
| Cantonese: | wai6 |
| Japanese: | イ (i) / くらい (kurai)、 ぐらい (gurai)、 くらいする (kuraisuru) |
| Korean: | 위 (wi) |
| Vietnamese: | vị |
| 素 | elementary, principle, naked, uncovered, white (silk), plain, vegetarian, formerly, normally |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄙㄨˋ (sù) |
| Cantonese: | sou3 |
| Japanese: | ソ (so)、 ス (su) / もと (moto)、 しろぎぬ (shiroginu)、 きじ (kiji) |
| Korean: | 소 (so) |
| Vietnamese: | tố |
| 餐 | eat, drink, swallow, dine, meal, food |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄘㄢ (cān), ㄙㄨㄣ (sūn) |
| Cantonese: | caan1 |
| Japanese: | サン (san)、 ソン (son) / の.む (nomu)、 くら.う (kurau)、 たべもの (tabemono)、 くう (kuu) |
| Korean: | 찬 (chan), 손 (son) |
| Vietnamese: | xan |
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