大兴土木
dàxīng-tǔmùTraditional 大興土木
to go on a building spree
Every meaning
dàxīng-tǔmù
- to go on a building spree
Its characters
- 大dàbig; large
- 兴xīngto rise; to flourish; to prosper (as in 兴旺)
- 土tǔsoil; earth; dirt
- 木mùtree
Words with 大
Words with 兴
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.