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汤里来,水里去
汤里来,水里去
汤里来,水里去
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汤里来,水里去

汤里来,水里去 — “Money comes and goes easily”

汤里来,水里去 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Money comes and goes easily”. Unable to save money; easy come, easy go (especially with finances).

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汤里来,水里去 Pronunciation and Pinyin

汤里来,水里去 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
来
lái7to come
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水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove

Example Sentence with 汤里来,水里去

他这人花钱大手大脚,赚多少都汤里来,水里去,从不攒钱。
He is a big spender; no matter how much he earns, it comes and goes easily, he never saves money.

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What does 汤里来,水里去 mean?

汤里来,水里去 (tāng lǐ lái , shuǐ lǐ qù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Money comes and goes easily”.

How do you pronounce 汤里来,水里去?

汤里来,水里去 is pronounced tāng lǐ lái , shuǐ lǐ qù in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 汤里来,水里去?

指银钱随手来随手去,留不住。

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