挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

挥 huī direct; wipe away; squander
金 jīn gold; metals in general; money
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
土 tǔ soil, earth; items made of earth