占着茅坑不拉屎 in English zhan4 zhe5 mao2 keng1 bu4 la1 shi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
  • metaphorically to be a dog in the manger

Simplified Characters

占 着 茅 坑 不 拉 屎

Traditional Characters

占 著 茅 坑 不 拉 屎

Pinyin

zhan4 zhe5 mao2 keng1 bu4 la1 shi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

占zhan4variant of 占[zhan4] 着zhe5(chess) move 茅mao2surname Mao 坑keng1hole 不bu4(negative prefix) 拉la1to pull 屎shi3stool