坐厕 - seating toilet - zuò cè | Definition

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2 a cool head in a crisis

坐不垂堂

zuò bù chuí táng

1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

坐井观天

zuò jǐng guān tiān

1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

坐享其成

zuò xiǎng qí chéng

1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)

坐以待毙

zuò yǐ dài bì

1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

坐失机宜

zuò shī jī yí

1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

坐失良机

zuò shī liáng jī

1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)

坐收渔利

zuò shōu yú lì

1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

坐立不安

zuò lì bù ān

1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2 restless
3 fidgety

坐立难安

zuò lì nán ān

1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)

坐而论道

zuò ér lùn dào

1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

坐视不理

zuò shì bù lǐ

1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

坐观成败

zuò guān chéng bài

1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
2 to sit on the fence

家累千金，坐不垂堂

jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng

1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

席地而坐

xí dì ér zuò

1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)

正襟危坐

zhèng jīn wēi zuò

1 to sit upright and still (idiom)

稳坐钓鱼台

wěn zuò diào yú tái

1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2 a cool head in a crisis

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