Lingaku- to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone invests money into something that ultimately leads to disappointment or trouble, often highlighting the irony or frustration of the expenditure.
tā他huā qián花钱mǎi买le了Nā那liàng辆Chē车，jiē guǒ结果què却jīng cháng经常chū出gù zhàng故障，zhēn shi真是huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu花钱找罪受。
He spent money to buy that car, but it often breaks down, truly spending money on something painful.
tā她wèi le为了shěng qián省钱ér而xuǎn zé选择le了biàn yí便宜de的fáng zi房子，méi xiǎng dào没想到què shì却是huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu花钱找罪受。
She chose a cheap house to save money, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a disastrous choice.
Generated collocations (experimental)
huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu花钱找罪受to spend money on something that turns out to be a bad decisionhuā qián花钱mǎi买jiào xun教训to spend money to learn a lesson (often a painful one)huā qián花钱mǎi买zāo gāo糟糕tǐ yàn体验to spend money for a terrible experiencehuā qián花钱zhuī qiú追求bù zhí de不值得to spend money on something unworthyhuā qián花钱zì tǎo kǔ chī自讨苦吃to spend money to invite trouble for oneselfhuā qián花钱huàn qǔ换取shī wàng失望to spend money to obtain disappointmenthuā qián花钱hòu huǐ后悔to regret spending moneyhuā qián花钱huàn换jiào xun教训to pay for a lesson learned through unfortunate experiences