守著米囤餓死

Simplified: 守着米囤饿死

shǒuzhemǐdùn'èsǐ ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄇㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄜˋ ㄙˇ

    • to fall into hardship by failing to use what one has

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
starve to death beside the grain bin
Meaning
To fall into great hardship by failing to use what you have. Critical.

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