坐吃山空

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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
 
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Adjective

坐吃山空

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