yín chī mǎo liáng
Traditional: 寅吃卯糧
寅吃卯粮 (yín chī mǎo liáng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later”.
Meanings
- 1lit. eating away next year's food in advance
- 2fig. to dip into the next month's check
- 3live now, pay later