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坐收漁人之利 (zo6 sau1 jyu4 jan4 zi1 lei6) — let somebody else do all the work and reap all the benefit in Cantonese

zoˍ₆坐sauˉ¹收jyuˎ₄漁janˎ₄人ziˉ¹之leiˍ₆利
简 坐收渔人之利
Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4 shou1 yu2 ren2 zhi1 li4

Meaning of 坐收漁人之利

nounlet somebody else do all the work and reap all the benefit

Characters in 坐收漁人之利

坐co5
sit; be seated
收sau1
receive; accept; take
漁jyu4
fishing
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
之zi1
's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)
利lei6,
sharp

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