extravagant; wasteful
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
extravagant; wasteful; luxurious
literaryA formal, literary term describing excessive and wasteful spending, often in a negative moral context. Equivalent to the more common word '奢侈'.
Zhè这
wèi位
shāng商
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
jí极
qí其
chǐ侈
mí糜
，
lìng令
rén人
zé咋
shé舌
。
The businessman's life was extremely extravagant, which was astonishing.
Gǔ古
dài代
yī一
xiē些
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
miè灭
wáng亡
，
cháng常
yǔ与
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
de的
chǐ侈
mí糜
zuò作
fēng风
yǒu有
guān关
。
The fall of some ancient dynasties was often related to the extravagant and wasteful conduct of the rulers.
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Tā他
qiǎn谴
zé责
shè社
huì会
shàng上
zhè这
zhǒng种
chǐ侈
mí糜
de的
fēng风
qì气
。
He condemned this extravagant and wasteful trend in society.