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

坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
z+uò·4th tonech+ī·1st tonesh+ān·1st tonek+ōng·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to waste natural resources recklessly · not to know how to use things sparingly暴殄天物bào tiǎn tiān wù
Antonyms
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big · many a mickle makes a muckle集腋成裘jí yè chéng qiú(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean积少成多jī shǎo chéng duō(lit.) many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) · (fig.) many little things add up to sth great聚沙成塔jù shā chéng tǎ
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