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enjoy the fruits of others without having toiled; one beats the bush, and another catches the birds; sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others'work

zuò xiǎng qí chéng

坐 享 其 成

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derogenjoy the fruits of others without having toiled; one beats the bush, and another catches the birds; sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others'work
- tā xǐ huan zì shí qí lì bù xǐ huan zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  她喜欢自食其力，不喜欢坐享其成。
  She prefers earning her own living to reaping where she has not sown.
- zěn me kě yǐ zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  怎么可以坐享其成？
  How can one sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others' labour?
- wǒ men gǔ lì suǒ yǒu gōng rén jiā rù gōng huì ér bù shi zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  我们鼓励所有工人加入工会，而不是坐享其成。
  We are encouraging all workers to join the union rather than just taking a free ride on those who do join.
synonym
bù láo ér huò不劳而获 shǒu zhū dài tù守株待兔 zuò shōu yú lì坐收渔利 zuò shōu qí lì坐收其利 yú wēng dé lì渔翁得利 zuò xiǎng qí gōng坐享其功
antonym
zì lì gēng shēng自力更生 zì jǐ zì zú自给自足 zì shí qí lì自食其力 láo ér wú gōng劳而无功

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