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Meaning of 寅吃卯粮

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寅 yín 吃 chī 卯 mǎo 粮 liáng (Trad.: 寅吃卯糧)
lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
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Example Sentences
1
法贝尔教授不免哀叹
:
“
我们正在寅吃卯粮
”
。
"We are eating our seed corn," the professor laments.
2
但援助对其他国家尚未寅吃卯粮的国民有害
。
But a bailout harms the citizens of these other countries, who did not live beyond their means.
3
美国过着寅吃卯粮的生活
,
将自己的部分问题转嫁给全球经济
。
他们像寄生虫一样
,
依靠全球经济和美元垄断地位生活
。
It (the US) lives beyond its means, taxing the global economy with its problems and living like a parasite off the global economy and the monopoly of the dollar.
4
节省点过日子
,
别寅吃卯粮
,
尽量储蓄然后投资在共同基金里
,
看着它们增值
。
Live on little, don' t get into debt, save all you can, and invest it in mutual funds. Watch your money grow.
5
欧洲足球管理机构欧洲足联
(
UEFA
)
本月批准了一项计划
,
防止俱乐部寅吃卯粮
、
债台高筑
。
European soccer's governing body, UEFA, ratified a plan this month to stop clubs from buying 'success on credit' and amassing huge debts.