shǒu
jiǎo

idiom
common

Meaning of 大手大脚

大手大脚 means wasteful; spendthrift; extravagant. Pronounced dà shǒu dà jiǎo.

  • wasteful; spendthrift; extravagant

Definitions & Examples

huā
qián
xiàng
shǒu
jiǎo
 
gōng
hěn
kuài
jiù
huā
guāng
le
 

He has always been wasteful with money, spending his salary quickly.

Guò
zi
néng
shǒu
jiǎo
 
yào
xué
huì
jīng
suàn
 

One cannot live extravagantly; one must learn to be frugal.

Gōng
gāng
 
yòng
yuán
néng
shǒu
jiǎo
 

The company is just starting out; we cannot use resources wastefully.