huā qián zhǎo zuì shòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
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Original source entry:

花錢找罪受 花钱找罪受 [hua1 qian2 zhao3 zui4 shou4] /to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous/

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