铺张浪费

pū zhāng làng fèi

extravagant and wasteful

Character by character

铺pū
spread out

张zhāng
display

浪làng
waste

费fèi
spend

婚礼不必铺张浪费，简单温馨就好。

A wedding needn't be lavish; simple and warm is fine.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Official campaigns oppose it, such as the 光盘行动 (clean plate) drive. Opposite: 勤俭节约.

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