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 something 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

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• 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

1. to sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others' work