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TOPIK 5adverb

흥청망청

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흥청망청 쓰다 · 흥청망청 마시다 · 흥청망청 놀다

extravagantly, wastefully; in a reckless, merrymaking way

Example

월급을 흥청망청 쓰다가 월말에 돈이 하나도 없었어요.

I spent my paycheck recklessly and had no money left at the end of the month.

Word parts

Rhyming doubled word; compare 흥청거리다 'to make merry, splash money around.'

Good to know

Almost always with spending or partying: 돈을 흥청망청 쓰다 'to blow money.'