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擺闊

简摆阔 · 繁擺闊

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi kuò

to parade one's wealth
to be ostentatious and extravagant

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摆: bǎi · put, place; display; swing, sway
阔: kuò · broad, ample, wide; be apart

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3–4 · bai3 kuo4

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verb

(colloquial) to flash one's cash; to show off one's wealth

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