mí
糜费
waste; extravagant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to waste; to squander; to use extravagantly
formalOften used in the compound 靡费/靡费. Can describe extravagant spending or consumption.
Mí靡
fèi费
gōng公
tǎng帑
shì是
bù不
kě可
qǔ取
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
Squandering public funds is undesirable behavior.
Shēng生
huó活
bù不
yīng应
guò过
yú于
shē奢
mí靡
。
One should not live an overly extravagant life.
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Cǐ此
gōng工
chéng程
mí靡
fèi费
jù巨
dà大
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
zhēng争
yì议
。
This project wasted an enormous amount of money, sparking controversy.