| 坐冷板凳 |
zuò lěng bǎn dèng |
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 |
| 坐 |
Zuò |
surname Zuo |
| 坐 |
zuò |
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 |
| 冷 |
Lěng |
surname Leng |
| 冷 |
lěng |
cold |
| 板 |
bǎn |
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious |
| 板 |
bǎn |
see 老板, boss |
| 板 |
pàn |
to catch sight of in a doorway (old) |
| 板凳 |
bǎn dèng |
wooden bench or stool / CL:张,条 |
| 凳 |
dèng |
bench / stool |
| 凳 |
dèng |
variant of 凳 |