Word: 坐吃山空 (zuòchīshānkōng)

坐吃山空 dictionary entry

zuòchīshānkōng: lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

Full dictionary entry for 坐吃山空

Example sentences using 坐吃山空

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坐吃山空，立吃地陷

zuòchīshānkōng, lì chī dìxiàn

sit and eat, the mountain empties; stand and eat, the ground sinks
宁可自食其力，不可坐吃山空

nìngkě zìshíqílì, bùkě zuòchīshānkōng

better to live by your own labour than to sit and eat until the mountain is empty