浪子 (làng zǐ) — prodigal; wastrel (a person who squanders money and leads a dissolute life)
Definition
A literary word for a 'prodigal' — someone who wastes money and lives a dissolute life. Strongly associated with the chengyu 浪子回头 ("the prodigal returns"), meaning to reform one's ways.
noun
prodigalwastrel (a person who squanders money and leads a dissolute life)
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Examples
- 浪子，。Tā nián qīng shí shì gè làng zǐ, zhěng tiān huā tiān jiǔ dì.He was a prodigal when young, carousing all day.
- 浪子，。làng zǐ Huí tóu jīn bú huàn, tā zhōng yú kāi shǐ rèn zhēn gōng zuò le.A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold; he finally started working seriously.
- 浪子。Zhè běn shū jiǎng shù le yí gè làng zǐ gǎi guò zì xīn de gù shi.This book tells the story of a prodigal who reformed himself.
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