吃老本

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	capital; assets; savings capital; assets; savings; reputation; merit
simp. and trad. (吃老本)		吃	老本

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīlǎoběn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ lou⁵ bun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīlǎoběn [Phonetic: chīláoběn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chylaobeen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ lou⁵ bun²
  - Yale: hek lóuh bún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ lou⁵ bun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ lou⁵ bun²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ lou̯¹³ puːn³⁵/

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
- 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.
- 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.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.