大兴土木
dà​xīng​tǔ​mù

to carry out large-scale construction

  • created sense approved 大兴土木/大興土木 · dà​xīng​tǔ​mù · to carry out large-scale construction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大兴土木 / 大興土木

    dà​xīng​tǔ​mù

    to carry out large-scale construction

    To go in for large-scale building projects, such as houses or infrastructure; often implies a waste of resources or labor.

    大兴 (literal) → 大兴/大興 · dà​xīng · to undertake on a large scale 土木 (literal) → 土木 · tǔ​mù · civil engineering

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    created sense