鋪張浪費

简 铺张浪费 · 繁 鋪張浪費
Mandarin · pinyin pū zhāng làng fèi

Meanings

  1. extravagance and waste (idiom)
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鋪
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張
zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
浪
làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
費
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铺
pù · shop, store; place sleep, bed
张
zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
费
fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee
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1–1–4–4 · pu1 zhang1 lang4 fei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pou1 zoeng1 long6 fai3

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pou1 zoeng1 long6 fai3

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  1. (idiomatic) extravagance and waste; extravagant

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