揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

揮 huī direct; wipe away; squander
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
土 tǔ
HSK 5
soil, earth; items made of earth