坐食山空 — “Sitting and eating until the mountain is empty”
坐食山空 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to consume all of one's wealth or resources without producing anything new; to squander a fortune by merely eating and doing nothing, eventually leading to destitution”. Literally, “sitting and eating until the mountain is empty”.
坐食山空 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zuò坐shàng上qín琴xīn心man's deep love for a woman
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- zuò坐bù不ān安xí席too anxious to sit still
- zuò坐bù不kuī窥táng堂sit properly without looking around
- zuò坐bù不chóng重xí席live a frugal and simple life
- zuò坐yú于tú涂tàn炭to be in a wretched and filthy state
- zuò坐jǐng井kuī窥tiān天to have a very limited outlook
- zuò坐jǐng井guān观tiān天have a limited outlook
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其gōng功enjoy others' hard work
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其chéng成enjoy others' achievements without effort
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待wáng亡sit idly and await doom
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待dàn旦sit awaiting daybreak diligently
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What does 坐食山空 mean?
坐食山空 (zuò shí shān kōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to consume all of one's wealth or resources without producing anything new; to squander a fortune by merely eating and doing nothing, eventually leading to destitution”.
How do you pronounce 坐食山空?
坐食山空 is pronounced zuò shí shān kōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 坐食山空 literally mean?
Literally, 坐食山空 means “sitting and eating until the mountain is empty”. It is used to mean “to consume all of one's wealth or resources without producing anything new; to squander a fortune by merely eating and doing nothing, eventually leading to destitution”.
What is the Chinese definition of 坐食山空?
指光是消费而不从事生产，即使财产堆积如山，也会吃光用尽。