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坐不垂堂

zuò bù chuí tángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom) / fig. keep out of danger
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

坐不垂堂 坐不垂堂 [zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2] /lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger/

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  • 坐
    zuò

    to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit

    Zuò

    surname Zuo

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 垂
    chuí

    to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

  • 堂
    táng

    (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jiān] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.