打水漂儿
dǎ​shuǐ​piāo​r

to skip stones

dǎ​shuǐ​piāo​r to skip stones
  1. 打水漂 dǎ​shuǐ​piāo
    to skip stones
    A game where flat stones or tiles are thrown at the water so that they bounce across the surface.
  2. 儿 兒 r particleaffix
    [erhua suffix]
    A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

dǎ​shuǐ​piāo​r to waste money
  1. 打水漂 dǎ​shuǐ​piāo
    to go to waste
    (colloquial) To lose money or resources entirely without getting any return; to squander or lose one's investment.
  2. 儿 兒 r particleaffix
    [erhua suffix]
    A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.