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坐吃山空
 
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zuò chī shān kōng
  • lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  • fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng

坐吃山空
1 比喻只消费而不事生产,以致把家产吃尽用光。《初刻拍案惊奇.卷八》:「你如今年纪长大,岂可坐吃山空!」《文明小史.第二一回》:「过了几日,清抱觉得坐吃山空,将来总有吃完的时候,到那时候,如何是好?」也作「坐吃山崩」、「坐吃山崩」。

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