挥金如土 揮金如土
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2
- lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- fig. to spend money like water
- extravagant
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挥 揮
- 指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ zi2 fai1 to conduct
- 发挥 發揮 fā huī ㄈㄚ ㄏㄨㄟ faat3 fai1 to display
- 挥别 揮別 huī bié ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄝˊ fai1 bit6 to wave goodbye
- 挥动 揮動 huī dòng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fai1 dung6 to wave sth
- 挥师 揮師 huī shī ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕ fai1 si1 in command of the army
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- 挥戈 揮戈 huī gē ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄜ fai1 gwo1 to brandish a spear
- 挥手 揮手 huī shǒu ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˇ fai1 sau2 to wave (one's hand)
- 挥斥 揮斥 huī chì ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔˋ fai1 cik1 to chide
- 挥杆 揮桿 huī gān ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ fai1 gon1 swing (golf)
- 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˊ fai1 hou4 to write or draw with a brush
- 挥汗 揮汗 huī hàn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˋ fai1 hon6 to sweat profusely
- 挥泪 揮淚 huī lèi ㄏㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˋ fai1 leoi6 to shed tears
- 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄚˇ fai1 saa2 to sprinkle
- 挥发 揮發 huī fā ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄚ fai1 faat3 to volatilize
- 挥翰 揮翰 huī hàn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˋ fai1 hon6 (literary) to wield a writing brush
- 挥舞 揮舞 huī wǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄨˇ fai1 mou5 to brandish
- 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fai1 fok3 to squander money
- 挥麈 揮麈 huī zhǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄨˇ fai1 zyu2 to brandish
- 指挥官 指揮官 zhǐ huī guān ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ zi2 fai1 gun1 commander
- 指挥家 指揮家 zhǐ huī jiā ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 fai1 gaa1 (music) conductor
金
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 基金 jī jīn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gei1 gam1 fund
- 定金 dìng jīn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deng6 gam1 down payment
- 押金 yā jīn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ aat3 gam1 deposit
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 gam1 premium
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- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 cash
- 租金 zū jīn ㄗㄨ ㄐㄧㄣ zou1 gam1 rent
- 美金 měi jīn ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ mei5 gam1 American dollar; US dollar
- 资金 資金 zī jīn ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 金子 jīn zi ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ gam1 zi2 gold
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ gam1 suk6 metal
- 金牌 jīn pái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄞˊ gam1 paai4 gold medal
- 金融 jīn róng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gam1 jung4 banking
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
- 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold
- 公积金 公積金 gōng jī jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 zik1 gam1 official reserves
- 奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 hok6 gam1 scholarship
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
Example sentences
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他 后悔 後悔 自己 的 挥金如土 揮金如土 。
He regrets his having wasted his money.
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