打水漂 in English da3 shui3 piao1 Meaning

Meanings

• to skip stones (on water)
• (informally) to squander one's money on a bad investment

Pinyin

da3 shui3 piao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 水shui3surname Shui 漂piao1to float