挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ

fig. to spend money like water; extravagant

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38823rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to spend money like water
  2. 2. extravagant
  3. 3. lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
挥 huī HSK 5
to wave; to brandish; to command
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local