phung phá
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Definition
- Verb:
- To spend extravagantly, to squander, to waste: "phung phá" means to use up money or resources in an excessive, wasteful, and irresponsible manner, often on unnecessary or frivolous things.
- To dissipate, to fritter away: It can also refer to the act of depleting valuable assets, such as an inheritance or wealth, through reckless spending.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta phung phá toàn bộ số tiền thừa kế vào cờ bạc và tiệc tùng. (He squandered the entire inheritance on gambling and parties.)
- Đừng phung phá tiền bạc vào những thứ vô bổ. (Don't waste money on useless things.)
- Công ty đó đang phung phá nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên. (That company is squandering natural resources.)
Advanced Usage
"phung phá của cải": to dissipate one's wealth/possessions.
- Kẻ tham nhũng đã phung phá của cải của nhân dân. (The corrupt official squandered the people's wealth.)
"phung phá gia tài": to fritter away an inheritance/family fortune.
- Người con trai lười biếng đã phung phá gia tài chỉ trong vài năm. (The lazy son frittered away the family fortune in just a few years.)
"phung phá thời gian": to waste time (used figuratively for non-monetary resources).
- Phung phá thời gian thanh xuân là điều đáng tiếc nhất. (Wasting one's youth is the most regrettable thing.)
Variants and Related Words
Phung phí (verb): A near-synonym meaning to waste or squander. It is often used interchangeably with "phung phá," though "phung phí" can sometimes sound slightly less severe.
- phung phí cơ hội (to waste an opportunity)
Hoang phí (verb): To waste, to use extravagantly. It emphasizes the aspect of wastefulness.
- hoang phí thức ăn (to waste food)
Synonyms
- Lãng phí: to waste (a more general and common term for wastefulness).
- Tiêu xài hoang phí: to spend lavishly/wastefully.
- Vung tay quá trán: (idiomatic) to spend money like water, to be a spendthrift.
Related Idioms
- "Tiền vào nhà khó như gió vào nhà trống": Money comes into the house as hard as wind enters an empty house (but goes out easily). This idiom illustrates the ease of spending/squandering money, related to the concept of "phung phá."
- "Của thiên trả địa": Literally "wealth from heaven returned to earth," meaning easily gained wealth is easily lost or squandered.
- Spend extravagantly, squander, throw (money) about