暴殄天物
bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù

to destroy nature

bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù to destroy nature
  1. 暴 bào
    to ruin
    to ruin; to spoil; to waste or trample on
  2. 殄 tiǎn
    to exterminate
    (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to bring to an end
  3. 天物 tiān​wù
    products of nature
    (literary) products of nature; natural resources. Usually used in the phrase 暴殄天物 bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù to refer to the reckless waste of natural resources or gifts.

bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù to waste recklessly
  1. 暴 bào
    to ruin
    to ruin; to spoil; to waste or trample on
  2. 殄 tiǎn
    to waste
    (bound form) to waste; to misuse or spoil, used specifically in the idiom 暴殄天物 bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù
  3. 天物 tiān​wù
    products of nature
    (literary) products of nature; natural resources. Usually used in the phrase 暴殄天物 bào​tiǎn​tiān​wù to refer to the reckless waste of natural resources or gifts.