挥洒自如 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to do (sth) with great aplomb

Character by character

• 挥huīto direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away
• 洒sǎto pour, to spill; to scatter, to shed; to wipe aw
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing

Idioms sharing a character

• 挥毫洒墨 huī háo sǎ mò
• 挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ
• 挥霍无度 huī huò wú dù
• 洋洋洒洒 yáng yáng sǎ sǎ
• 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
• 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
• 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù

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