吃老本

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīlǎoběn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīlǎoběn [Phonetic: chīláoběn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihlǎoběn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-lao³-pên³
  - Yale: chr̄-lǎu-běn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chylaobeen
  - Palladius: чилаобэнь (čilaobɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīlǎoběnr [Phonetic: chīláoběnr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihlǎoběnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-lao³-pên³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chr̄-lǎu-běnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chylaobeel
  - Palladius: чилаобэньр (čilaobɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ lou⁵ bun²
  - Yale: hek lóuh bún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ lou⁵ bun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ lou⁵ bun²
  - Sinological 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.

他失業後盡吃老本。 [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.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 食老本

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