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揮金如土
简 挥金如土 · 繁 揮金如土Mandarin · pinyin huī jīn rú tǔ
Meanings
- lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- fig. to spend money like water
- extravagant
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1–1–2–3 · hui1 jin1 ru2 tu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2
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fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2
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phrase
- (simile) to spend money like water; to spend money extravagantly
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