比阔气 meaning in Chinese

no.to keeuwith the joneses

That's true. and he tries to keep up with the joneses .
确实如此。况且他还想跟邻居比阔气。
The poor fellow went broke because his wife was always trying to keep up with the joneses
那个可怜的家伙破产了，因为他的妻子老爱跟别人比阔气。
I see that they have bought a house in the country . i suppose they ' re trying to keep up with the joneses
我注意到他们在乡村买了所房子。我猜想他们是要与别人比阔气哩。
Quit a few local governments , government offices and organizations compete with one another for lavishness and spend money hand over foot , which arouses strong public resentment
“现在，不少地方、部门和单位讲排场、比阔气，花钱大手大脚，奢侈之风盛行，群众反应强烈。
Quite a few local governments , government offices and organizations compete with one another for lavishness and spend money hand over foot , which arouses strong public resentment
现在，不少地方、部门和单位讲排场、比阔气，花钱大手大脚，奢侈之风盛行，群众反映强烈。