坐吃山空 in English zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to spend one's money without generating any income

Simplified Characters

坐 吃 山 空

Traditional Characters

坐 吃 山 空

Pinyin

zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

坐zuo4surname Zuo 吃chi1to eat 山shan1surname Shan 空kong1empty