等米下锅 meaning in Chinese
wait for rice to put in one's pan -- be short of money; in straitened circumstances; live from hand to mouth; wait passively for the requirements to be met without making any efforts
Examples
- The gejiu super - large tin - copper - polymetallic deposit is famous for producing tin . but now the sustainable development of the whole gejiu ore district faces the tremendous challenge , that is to say , the ore in the surface of ground and in the shallow stratum will soon be mined completely . the situation of resources in gejiu ore district is very tension
个旧锡铜多金属超大型矿区以锡矿生产驰名世界，但经过数十年的开采，大部份探明锡多金属储量已经开采消失，多数矿山已受地质保有储量不足困扰，达不到生产设计能力，部分矿山甚至已到“等米下锅”的资源危机的境地而难于维持正常生产，个旧市新建矿业有限公司就是其中之一。