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mí

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mí to waste (money) mǐ extravagant; go with fashion 3 definitions

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  1. 1. to waste (money)

Words Containing 靡

侈靡
chǐ mí

wasteful

奢靡
shē mí

extravagant

委靡
wěi mǐ

dispirited

所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

披靡
pī mǐ

to be swept by the wind

淫靡
yín mǐ

profligate

绮靡
qǐ mǐ

beautiful and intricate

华靡
huá mí

luxurious

萎靡
wěi mǐ

dispirited

萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn

dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

夸多斗靡
kuā duō dòu mǐ

to compete to produce extravagant literary works (idiom)

靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

靡有孑遗
mǐ yǒu jié yí

all dead and no survivors

靡烂
mí làn

rotting; decaying

靡费
mí fèi

to waste

靡靡之音
mǐ mǐ zhī yīn

decadent or obscene music

颓靡
tuí mí

devastated

风靡
fēng mǐ

fashionable

风靡一时
fēng mǐ yī shí

fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage

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