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Definition 2024
吃老本
吃老本
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
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capital; assets; savings | ||
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simp. and trad. (吃老本) |
吃 | 老本 | |
Verb
吃老本
- to live off one's past gains or past glory; to live on one's fat; rest on past achievements; to rest on one's laurels
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- 但她不吃老本，早已有了未來的宏偉計劃。 [MSC, trad.]
- 但她不吃老本，早已有了未来的宏伟计划。 [MSC, simp.]
- Dàn tā bù chīlǎoběn, zǎoyǐ yǒule wèilái de hóngwěi jìhuà. [Pinyin]
- Instead of coasting on her success, she already has big plans for the future.
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- 他失業后盡吃老本。 [MSC, trad.]
- 他失业后尽吃老本。 [MSC, simp.]
- Tā shīyè hòu jìn chīlǎoběn. [Pinyin]
- After he lost his job, he had to use up all his savings.
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