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huī 挥 jīn 金 rú 如 tǔ 土

挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ

to spend money like water; extravagant

Literally: scatter gold like dirt

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Found in Song-dynasty prose and Ming fiction describing the wasteful rich.

How to use it

Predicate; negative. Often 有钱以后挥金如土.

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  1. 他中了大奖以后挥金如土，两年就花光了。
    Tā zhòng le dàjiǎng yǐhòu huī jīn rú tǔ, liǎng nián jiù huāguāng le.
    After winning the jackpot he spent money like water and blew it all in two years.
    he win (particle) big-prize after scatter gold like dirt, two year then spend-up (particle)
  2. 父母辛苦赚钱，孩子却挥金如土，太不像话了。
    Fùmǔ xīnkǔ zhuànqián, háizi què huī jīn rú tǔ, tài bù xiànghuà le.
    The parents work hard for their money while the child throws it around; it's outrageous.
    parents hard earn-money, child however scatter gold like dirt, too unreasonable (particle)

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