暴殄天物

bào tiǎn tiān wù

Dictionary entry

to waste natural resources recklessly

What does 暴殄天物 mean?

暴殄天物 (bào tiǎn tiān wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to waste natural resources recklessly

2not to know how to use things sparingly

Character breakdown

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暴Bàosurname Bao 殄tiǎnto exterminate 天tiānday · sky 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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暴殄天物

bào tiǎn tiān wù

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