See also: 挥霍

Chinese

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scatter; wield; wipe away quickly
trad. (揮霍)
simp. (挥霍)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (32) (32)
Final () (21) (104)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter xjw+j xwak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hʉi/ /hwɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/hʷɨi/ /hʷɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/xiuəi/ /xuɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/huj/ /hwak̚/
Li
Rong
/xiuəi/ /xuɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/xĭwəi/ /xuɑk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xwe̯i/ /xwɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huī huo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fai1 fok3

Verb

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揮霍

  1. to spend freely; to squander

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (揮霍):
  • Vietnamese: huy hoắc (揮霍)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

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揮霍

  1. chữ Hán form of huy hoắc (to squander; to spend wastefully).