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挥金如土

huī jīn rú tǔ

4-character word Traditional 揮金如土

What 挥金如土 means

1. lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
2. fig. to spend money like water
3. extravagant

The characters in 挥金如土

• 挥huīto wave; to brandish; to command
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay

Example sentences

• 他后悔自己的挥金如土。
  Tā hòuhuǐ zìjǐ de huījīnrútǔ.
  He regrets his having wasted his money.