占着茅坑不拉屎

1. • lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
2. • fig. to be a dog in the manger

Character by character

• 占(zhàn)take possession of
• 着(zhe)aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 茅(máo)surname Mao
• 坑(kēng)pit
• 不(bù)no
• 拉(lā)pull
• 屎(shǐ)feces