食穀種 (sik6 guk1 zung2) — to rest on one's laurels (rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation) [華]: 吃老本 in Cantonese
sikˍ₆食gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種简 食谷种
Mandarin Pinyin: shi2 gu3 zhong3
Meaning of 食穀種
nounto rest on one's laurels (rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation) [華]: 吃老本
nounto have little or no income and live off one's life savings
noun(slang) to live off one's savings when in a desperate situation with no income; to rest on one's laurels