be unsteady in the chair
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is B ù ā NY ú w è I, which means that you don't like your career and work at ease. From Zuo Zhuan, the sixth year of Chenggong.
The origin of Idioms
Zuo Zhuan, the sixth year of Chenggong: "if you feel uneasy about your position, you should not stay for a long time."
Idiom usage
I'm not at ease with my work
Examples
After he went to Xiamen to worship the principal, he was so pitiful that he could not agree with him. However, the principal was so indifferent that he finally got to know him. (letters from Lu Xun to Zheng Zhenduo)
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: loyalty to duty
Chinese PinYin : bù ān yú wèi
be unsteady in the chair
shrug the shoulders and offer an ingratiating smile. chǎn xiào xié jiān
There is no one who grabs gold. jué jīn bù jiàn rén
bring peace and stability to the country. ān bāng zhì guó
be adjustable to circumstances. suí fāng zhú yuán
take advantage of a favourable trend. shùn shuǐ fàng chuán