xa phí
Definition
- Verb:
- To waste / to squander: To use or expend something valuable (such as money, time, or resources) carelessly, extravagantly, or without a useful result.
- To dissipate: To scatter or fritter away resources, especially wealth.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng xa phí thời gian vào những trò chơi vô bổ. (Don't waste time on useless games.)
- Công ty bị cáo buộc xa phí tài nguyên thiên nhiên. (The company is accused of squandering natural resources.)
- Anh ta đã xa phí toàn bộ gia tài trong một năm. (He dissipated his entire fortune in one year.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a strong negative judgment, implying not just ordinary spending but reckless and irresponsible consumption leading to loss.
Variants and Related Words
Lãng phí (v): to waste. This is a more common and general synonym for "xa phí."
- Lãng phí thức ăn là không tốt. (Wasting food is not good.)
Phung phí (v): to squander, to be prodigal. Very similar in meaning and tone to "xa phí."
- Phung phí tiền bạc vào cờ bạc. (To squander money on gambling.)
Synonyms
- Squander: To spend wastefully or extravagantly.
- Waste: To use or expend carelessly.
- Dissipate: To scatter or spend frivolously.
- Fritter away: To waste little by little.
Related Idioms
- Ăn tiêu xa phí: To spend lavishly and wastefully; to live a prodigal lifestyle.
- Cậu ấy sống ăn tiêu xa phí với số tiền thừa kế. (He lives wastefully with his inheritance money.)