spendthrift; prodigal son
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
spendthrift; prodigal son; a person who squanders the family fortune
derogatoryA derogatory term often used in a moral or social context to criticize someone who ruins the family's wealth. The idiom '败子回头' refers to such a person reforming.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
bài败
zǐ子
，
bǎ把
zǔ祖
chǎn产
dōu都
shū输
guāng光
le了
。
He is truly a spendthrift, having gambled away all the family property.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
，
bài败
zǐ子
huí回
tóu头
jīn金
bù不
huàn换
。
As the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold.
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Nà那
gè个
bài败
zǐ子
zhōng终
yú于
xǐng醒
wù悟
，
kāi开
shǐ始
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
。
That spendthrift finally came to his senses and started working hard.