抌錢落鹹水海 (dam2 cin4*2 lok6 haam4 seoi2 hoi2 | ) : flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain

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抌錢落鹹水海

dam2 cin4*2 lok6 haam4 seoi2 hoi2

flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain; squander money mainly by making unwise/careless investment
[literal] throw money into the salty sea

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

抌錢落鹹水海

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抌 dam2 - to beat, smash, throw
錢 cin4 cin4*2 - cash, money, coins
落 lok6 laai6 - to fall
鹹 haam4 - salty; pornographic; dirty
水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)
海 hoi2 - sea, ocean

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