坐 吃 山 空

zuò chī shān kōngdictionary entry

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

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坐吃山空 坐吃山空 [zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1] /lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/fig. to spend one's money without generating any income/

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