打水漂

Chinese

 
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
ducks and drakes
simp. and trad.
(打水漂)
水漂

Pronunciation


Verb

打水漂

  1. (original meaning) to play ducks and drakes
  2. (figuratively) to waste (a large amount of money); to squander; to lose entirely
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