消耗戦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 消耗戦, read しょうもうせん, is a prolonged contest that steadily drains both sides' resources, personnel, or endurance.
• Basic usage: It can describe a board game where both players lose pieces or a drawn-out discussion that exhausts everyone.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A prolonged contest that drains resources
  • It describes a prolonged contest that steadily consumes pieces or participants' endurance, from a board game to a long discussion. It differs from a contest settled quickly.