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花錢找罪受

简花钱找罪受 · 繁花錢找罪受

Mandarin · pinyin huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
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找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand
钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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1–2–3–4–4 · hua1 qian2 zhao3 zui4 shou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faa1 cin2 zaau2 zeoi6 sau6

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(idiomatic) to spend money on something that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

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