牢底坐穿

Chinese

		firm; fast	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
trad. (牢底坐穿)		牢	底	坐	穿
simp. #(牢底坐穿)		牢	底	坐	穿
Literally: “to sit (so long) such that the floor of the prison has a hole bored in it”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láodǐ zuò chuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láodǐ zuò chuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láodǐ zuò chuan
    • Wade–Giles: lao²-ti³ tso⁴ chʻuan¹
    • Yale: láu-dǐ dzwò chwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laudii tzuoh chuan
    • Palladius: лаоди цзо чуань (laodi czo čuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Phrase

牢底坐穿

1. to stay in prison for a long time

   把牢底坐穿  ―  bǎ láodǐ zuò chuān  ―  to stay in prison for a long time

   這人怕是要牢底坐穿了。 [MSC, trad.]
   这人怕是要牢底坐穿了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèi rén pàshì yào láodǐ zuò chuān le. [Pinyin]

   This person is bound to serve life.

   牢底坐穿獸／牢底坐穿兽  ―  láodǐzuòchuān shòu  ―  (neologism) protected species (referring to the fact that the person who hurt or kill them may face lengthy imprisonment)

Synonyms

• 坐穿牢底