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穷奢极侈 — “To live a life of extreme luxury and extravagance”

穷奢极侈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme luxury and extravagance”. To indulge in wanton extravagance and lavish spending. Literally, “Extreme luxury and extravagance”.

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穷奢极侈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 穷qióng
  • 奢shē
  • 极jí
  • 侈chǐ

穷奢极侈 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
穷
qióng7poor, exhausted, investigate
奢
shē12extravagant, luxurious, excessive
极
jí7utmost extreme or pole
侈
chǐ8extravagant, wasteful, immoral

Example Sentence with 穷奢极侈

这位富有的商人过着穷奢极侈的生活,每天乘坐私人飞机环游世界。
The wealthy businessman lived a life of extreme luxury and extravagance, traveling the world daily by private jet.

Idioms Related to 穷奢极侈

Synonyms of 穷奢极侈

  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dù度dissolute and debauched beyond measure
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无chǐ耻dissolute, immoral, and utterly shameless
  • jiāo骄shē奢yín淫yì逸arrogant, extravagant, licentious, and dissolute

Antonyms of 穷奢极侈

  • kè克qín勤kè克jiǎn俭diligent and frugal
  • jiān艰kǔ苦pǔ朴sù素hard struggle and plain living
  • jié节yī衣suō缩shí食to live frugally

More idioms starting with 穷

  • qióng穷bù不yǔ与fù富dòu斗,,fù富bù不yǔ与guān官dòu斗poor can't fight rich, rich can't fight officials
  • qióng穷bù不shī失yì义Poor but righteous
  • qióng穷qiě且yì益jiān坚adversity strengthens character
  • qióng穷xiāng乡pì僻rǎng壤remote and backward place
  • qióng穷chǐ侈jí极shē奢extremely extravagant and luxurious
  • qióng穷chǐ侈jí极yù欲live in extreme luxury and indulgence
  • qióng穷ér儿zhà乍fù富poor person suddenly becomes wealthy
  • qióng穷ér儿bào暴fù富poor child suddenly rich
  • qióng穷guāng光dàn蛋a penniless person
  • qióng穷bīng兵jí极wǔ武exhaust military resources for aggressive wars
  • qióng穷bīng兵dú黩wǔ武exhaust military resources in aggressive warfare
  • qióng穷xiōng凶jí极è恶utterly vicious and ruthless

Questions about 穷奢极侈

What does 穷奢极侈 mean?
穷奢极侈 (qióng shē jí chǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme luxury and extravagance”.
How do you pronounce 穷奢极侈?
穷奢极侈 is pronounced qióng shē jí chǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 穷奢极侈 literally mean?
Literally, 穷奢极侈 means “Extreme luxury and extravagance”. It is used to mean “to live a life of extreme luxury and extravagance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 穷奢极侈?
穷:极;奢、侈:奢侈。极端奢侈,尽量享受。形容挥霍浪费,荒淫腐化。
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