冢中枯骨

塚中枯骨
zhǒngzhōngkūgǔ
dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

CEDICT

a deadbeat; a useless person; a person without any power or influence

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 冢 zhǒng
  1. mound
  2. burial mound
  3. senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
=1 冢 zhǒng burial mound (variant of 冢 zhǒng)
2 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
3 枯 kū
  1. (of plants) withered
  2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up
  3. (bound form) dull; boring
  4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
4 骨 gǔ bone