留职停薪 (留職停薪)
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Pinyin
Definition
留职停薪 (留職停薪)
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- leave of absence without pay (Tw)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
停滞不前
- 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
- 2 in a rut
- 3 at a standstill
厝火积薪
- 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- 2 fig. hidden danger
- 3 imminent danger
女大不中留
- 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
手下留情
- 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
- 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
- 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
抱薪救火
- 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action