飼かい殺ごろし

noun

keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life

Used for pets or livestock that are kept alive but no longer serve their original purpose (e.g., a retired working dog or an old dairy cow). Often implies a sense of wasted resources or pity.

• 老ろう犬けんを飼かい殺ごろしにするのはかわいそうだ。

  It's pitiful to keep an old dog alive without any purpose.

• 農のう家かでは、乳ちちが出でなくなった牛うしを飼かい殺ごろしにしている。

  On the farm, they keep a cow that no longer gives milk just alive.

noun

keeping an employee on the payroll without utilizing their skills

Refers to a situation where a company retains a worker but gives them little or no meaningful work, often to avoid layoffs or due to seniority. Can imply deadwood or a wasteful practice.

• あの会かい社しゃは、能のう力りょくのない社しゃ員いんを飼かい殺ごろしにしていると批ひ判はんされた。

  That company was criticized for keeping incompetent employees on the payroll without using them.

• 飼かい殺ごろし状じょう態たいの社しゃ員いんは、やる気きを失うしなってしまう。

  Employees in a deadwood situation lose their motivation.