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lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) · fig. to spend money like water · extravagant

挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
h+uī·1st tonej+īn·1st toner+ú·2nd tonet+ǔ·3rd tone
Idiom
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Examples1 available
He regrets his having wasted his money.
他后悔自己的挥金如土。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to squander recklessly; to spend extravagantly挥霍无度huī huò wú dùextravagant in the extreme (idiom)穷奢极侈qióng shē jí chǐluxurious · extravagant奢侈shē chǐlit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly · extravagant一掷千金yī zhì qiān jīnextravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful · wasteful大手大脚dà shǒu dà jiǎoto waste natural resources recklessly · not to know how to use things sparingly暴殄天物bào tiǎn tiān wù
Antonyms
(idiom) to live frugally省吃俭用shěng chī jiǎn yòngto save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally节衣缩食jié yī suō shí(idiom) industrious and frugal克勤克俭kè qín kè jiǎn