1 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 浪子回头的 You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. 浪子回头的 [literary]

2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 挥霍的；浪费的；奢侈的 Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left. 挥霍的；浪费的；奢侈的