zuò​chī​shān​bēng

to sit and eat until the mountain crumbles

Senses

坐吃山崩 zuò​chī​shān​bēng to sit and eat until the mountain crumbles

To consume wealth without producing anything, leading eventually to the exhaustion of even a vast fortune; to live in idleness and empty one's coffers.

References

variant 坐吃山崩/坐吃山崩 坐吃山空/坐吃山空
variant 坐吃山空/坐吃山空 坐吃山崩/坐吃山崩