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挥金如土 — “To spend money lavishly and extravagantly”

挥金如土 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend money lavishly and extravagantly”. To squander wealth recklessly. Literally, “Scatter gold like dust”.

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挥金如土 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 挥huī
  • 金jīn
  • 如rú
  • 土tǔ

挥金如土 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挥
huī9wave, brandish, or command
金
jīn8gold, metal, money
如
rú6like, as, if
土
tǔ3soil, earth, land

Example Sentence with 挥金如土

他中了大奖后,就开始挥金如土,没多久就把钱都花光了。
After winning the big prize, he began to spend money like water, and soon all his winnings were gone.

Idioms Related to 挥金如土

Synonyms of 挥金如土

  • huī挥huò霍wú无dù度spend lavishly without restraint
  • qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈live in extreme luxury and extravagance

Antonyms of 挥金如土

  • yī一máo毛bù不bá拔extremely stingy and selfish
  • shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
  • jié节yī衣suō缩shí食to live frugally

More idioms starting with 挥

  • huī挥jiàn剑chéng成hé河possess extraordinary power or magical ability
  • huī挥gē戈fǎn反rì日avert crisis, reverse desperate situation
  • huī挥gē戈huí回rì日turn the tide in a desperate situation
  • huī挥gē戈fǎn返rì日turn the tide with extraordinary talent
  • huī挥gē戈tuì退rì日avert a major crisis
  • huī挥quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖raise fists and roll up sleeves
  • huī挥chì斥bā八jí极wielding across the eight directions
  • huī挥rì日yáng阳gē戈Turn back the tide in a desperate situation
  • huī挥háo毫mìng命chǔ楮To begin writing or composing
  • huī挥háo毫luò落zhǐ纸wield a brush to write or paint
  • huī挥hàn汗rú如yǔ雨sweat profusely
  • huī挥hàn汗chéng成yǔ雨so many people that their sweat rains

Questions about 挥金如土

What does 挥金如土 mean?
挥金如土 (huī jīn rú tǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend money lavishly and extravagantly”.
How do you pronounce 挥金如土?
挥金如土 is pronounced huī jīn rú tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挥金如土 literally mean?
Literally, 挥金如土 means “Scatter gold like dust”. It is used to mean “to spend money lavishly and extravagantly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挥金如土?
挥:散。把钱财当成泥土一样挥霍。形容极端挥霍浪费。
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