to become intoxicated after having only one or two drinks
(idiom) to drown one's sorrows
to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
fond of the bottle (idiom)
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
to drink together and chat merrily
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
1. to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women2. an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
abstaining from liquor and tobacco
Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
1. pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations2. to kill the fatted calf
The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing
1. lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery2. sumptuous entertainment
1. alcoholism2. alcohol poisoning
1. lit. drinking buddy (idiom)2. fig. fair-weather friend
1. follower of wine and women2. dissolute person
wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom); four cardinal vices
words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
1. drunken fighting2. to get drunk and quarrel
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
1. drinking party2. to go on a binge3. to paint the town red
杯酒释兵权 杯酒釋兵權 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán 1. to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups2. cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì 1. to live in the moment (idiom)2. to live every day as if it were one's last3. to enjoy while one can
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ 1. lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)2. fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure
酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo 1. a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)2. when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ 1. wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol2. having an ulterior motive3. to have other things in mind4. with an ax to grind+1 条 +2 条 alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
1. imperial wine2. sacred wine
wine flavored with Chinese mugwort
wine list (in a restaurant etc)
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
1. good manners in drinking2. drinking as personality test
person hired to lure customers to high-priced bars
to take a breathalyzer test
drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)