sinecure; unearned salary
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
salary drawn for a nominal position without doing any work; sinecure; unearned wages
formalTypically used to criticize bureaucratic waste, corruption, or nepotism where someone receives pay without contributing labor.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhǐ只
shì是
guà挂
gè个
míng名
，
měi每
gè个
yuè月
bái白
lǐng领
gān干
xīn薪
。
He just holds a nominal position at that company, collecting an unearned salary every month.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
gàn干
huó活
zhǐ只
ná拿
gān干
xīn薪
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
yīng应
gāi该
jiān坚
jué决
dù杜
jué绝
。
This phenomenon of receiving pay without working should be resolutely eliminated.
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Tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
，
tā他
bèi被
pìn聘
wéi为
gù顾
wèn问
，
qí其
shí实
bù不
guò过
shì是
lǐng领
fèn份
gān干
xīn薪
bà罢
le了
。
After retiring, he was hired as a consultant, but in reality he was just drawing a sinecure.