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坐吃享福

Mandarin · pinyin zuò chī xiǎng fú

vegetative existence
to consume passively without doing anything useful

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坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
享: xiǎng · enjoy
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing

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4–1–3–2 · zuo4 chi1 xiang3 fu2

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