See 月光族 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Reanalysis of 月光 (yuèguāng, “moonlight”) as 一到月底就把零用錢用光光／一到月底就把零用钱用光光 (\"to spend all of one's spare cash by the end of the month\") + 族 (zú, “a category of people”).",
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