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Trad. 坐實
- to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
- to sit and wait
- (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
- to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
Trad. 連坐
- to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
- to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
- to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
Trad. 坐龍庭
- to be the reigning emperor
- to ascend to the imperial throne
- (of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward
- (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in
- vegetative existence
- to consume passively without doing anything useful
- lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
- fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
Trad. 坐失機宜
- to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
Trad. 坐失良機
- to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
Trad. 內在座標
- intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
Trad. 坐收漁利
- benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
- lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
- restless
- fidgety
Trad. 坐立難安
- unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
Trad. 坐而論道
- to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
Trad. 坐視不理
- to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
Trad. 坐觀成敗
- to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
- to sit on the fence
Trad. 靜坐不動
- to sit still and do nothing
- to sit tight
Trad. 靜坐不能
- akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
- unable to sit still
- hyperactivity
- restlessness
Trad. 滿坐寂然
- the whole audience silent with expectation
Trad. 如坐針氈
- lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
- fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
- lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
Trad. 坐井觀天
- lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
Trad. 坐以待斃
- to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
- to hold an inconsequential job
- to receive a cold reception
- to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience
- to be out in the cold
- to be sidelined
- to warm the bench
- to cool one's heels
Trad. 坐山觀虎鬥
- lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
- fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
Trad. 穩坐釣魚臺
- lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
- fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
Trad. 笛卡兒座標制
- Cartesian coordinate system
Trad. 靜坐抗議示威
- sit-in protest demonstration
- see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]
- I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
- lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger