wasteful

wasteful

Big hands and big feet, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à sh à UD à Ji à o, originally refers to a person with big hands and big feet; later used to describe spending money and not saving things. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

In a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the grown-up is very generous; I don't know how much money he has made for his wife."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attributive, complement, derogatory and critical occasion. Wei Jianhua, a new soldier who joined the army in the city, is the son of a cadre. When he arrived in the army, he took care of his own life for the first time. He didn't adapt and spent a lot of money. Wang Ningzhen, the Deputy monitor of the army, was enthusiastic about helping and leading. As a result, Wei quickly became familiar with the environment and paid attention to economy. Yang Shaoqiu's survey shows that many primary and secondary school students are infected with the bad habits of keeping up with each other, talking about food and clothing, not loving labor, being lazy and selfish, taking advantage of things and spending money freely. Mei Xia, the fourth wife of the West courtyard, could appreciate why the eldest lady did so. She said to herself, I admire my sister-in-law's bravery. When other people want to hide from her, they go to her and do things recklessly.

Idiom story

The Haitang poetry club in Daguan garden was formed again, because Wang Xifeng was the "censor of the society", so the problem of eating and drinking was not worrying. After they finished their poems, Xiren came to Baoyu in his thin clothes. Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to give her a cotton padded jacket and a fur coat. People say that Wang Xifeng is used to her extravagance, and she is very generous.