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大肆挥霍
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大肆挥霍

大肆挥霍 — “To spend lavishly or extravagantly without restraint”

大肆挥霍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend lavishly or extravagantly without restraint”. Literally, “lavish extravagantly”.

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大肆挥霍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大肆挥霍 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
肆
sì13act wantonly or shop
挥
huī9wave, brandish, or command
霍
huò16suddenly, swiftly, quickly

Example Sentence with 大肆挥霍

他因为年轻时大肆挥霍,晚年生活变得非常拮据
Because he squandered his wealth lavishly in his youth, his later years became financially strained.

Idioms Related to 大肆挥霍

Synonyms of 大肆挥霍

  • qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈live in extreme luxury and extravagance
  • pū铺zhāng张làng浪fèi费extravagant and wasteful

Antonyms of 大肆挥霍

  • qín勤jiǎn俭jié节yuē约diligent, thrifty, and economical

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大肆挥霍

What does 大肆挥霍 mean?

大肆挥霍 (dà sì huī huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend lavishly or extravagantly without restraint”.

How do you pronounce 大肆挥霍?

大肆挥霍 is pronounced dà sì huī huò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大肆挥霍 literally mean?

Literally, 大肆挥霍 means “lavish extravagantly”. It is used to mean “to spend lavishly or extravagantly without restraint”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大肆挥霍?

大肆:任意,放纵。无节制地大量花钱。

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