sit down and share the plunder

sit down and share the plunder

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Zu ò D ì f ē NZ ā ng, which originally refers to the stolen goods shared by thieves. Now it mostly refers to the bandit leader who sits at home and takes the stolen property from his accomplice without doing it himself. It's from Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, Volume 36 of Xingshi Hengyan: "there are still four or five people who can't do it alone. One person is famous as an official, and the rest of them share the spoils."

Idiom usage

It's more formal; it's a predicate; it's derogatory. example the defense forces in the vicinity are afraid of the wind. No one dares to fight with them. Even if they communicate with them, they will get better. (Chapter 25 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Zhuo's father) two or three chapters of the treasure of tasting flowers: "those who push him against each other, those who recommend him to each other, if one or two can go out, he will share the spoils." Yao xueyin's "long night" 40: "Lao Tzu is always killing people and setting fire, but sometimes he acts on behalf of heaven. You will bring disaster to the country and the people in the army's skin, and share the spoils with others! "