坐吃山空

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	mountain; hill	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
trad. (坐吃山空)		坐	吃	山	空
simp. #(坐吃山空)		坐	吃	山	空

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòchīshānkōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔ ㄕㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòchīshānkōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔ ㄕㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòchihshankong
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-chʻih¹-shan¹-kʻung¹
    • Yale: dzwò-chr̄-shān-kūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohchyshankong
    • Palladius: цзочишанькун (czočišanʹkun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

坐吃山空

1. to be unproductive; to be idle while consuming resources