spend money extravagantly; squander
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to spend money extravagantly; to gamble or spend huge sums recklessly
literaryOriginally referred to placing bets of thousands of gold pieces in gambling. Now used figuratively to describe wasteful spending of money. Often carries a negative connotation of extravagance.
Tā他
zì自
cóng从
zhòng中
le了
cǎi彩
piào票
zhī之
hòu后
，
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
yī一
zhì掷
qiān千
jīn金
，
mǎi买
háo豪
zhái宅
háo豪
chē车
。
After winning the lottery, he began spending money extravagantly, buying luxury houses and cars.
Dǔ赌
bó博
zhuō桌
shàng上
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yī一
zhì掷
qiān千
jīn金
，
háo毫
bù不
xīn心
téng疼
。
At the gambling table, he always stakes huge sums without batting an eye.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yī一
zhì掷
qiān千
jīn金
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
ràng让
tā他
pò破
chǎn产
le了
。
This kind of extravagant lifestyle soon bankrupted him.