坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

Dictionary entry

lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)

What does 坐吃山空 mean?

坐吃山空 (zuò chī shān kōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)

2fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

Character breakdown

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)山Shānsurname Shan 空kōngempty · air

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坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

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