坐不垂堂

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture

lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger