Meaning of 暴殄天物
暴殄天物 means to recklessly waste or destroy natural resources or precious things. Pronounced bào tiǎn tiān wù.
- to recklessly waste or destroy natural resources or precious things
Definitions & Examples
Yī一
zhuō桌
de的
fàn饭
cài菜
hái还
méi没
chī吃
jiù就
dǎo倒
diào掉
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
bào暴
tiǎn殄
tiān天
wù物
ā啊
！
A whole table of food was thrown away without being eaten; what a terrible waste!
Bǎ把
shàng上
hǎo好
de的
mù木
cái材
dàng当
chái柴
shāo烧
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
bào暴
tiǎn殄
tiān天
wù物
。
Using high-quality timber as firewood is simply a wanton waste of natural resources.
Tā他
míng明
míng明
hěn很
yǒu有
cái才
huá华
què却
zhěng整
tiān天
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
，
zhè这
shì是
duì对
tiān天
fù赋
de的
bào暴
tiǎn殄
tiān天
wù物
。
He obviously has great talent but idles around all day; it's a terrible waste of his natural gifts.