吃喝玩樂
See also: 吃喝玩乐
Chinese
editfood and drink; diet; to eat and drink | to have fun; play around; to disport oneself | ||
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trad. (吃喝玩樂) | 吃喝 | 玩樂 | |
simp. (吃喝玩乐) | 吃喝 | 玩乐 | |
Literally: “eat, drink, play and be merry”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihhewánlè
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-ho1-wan2-lê4
- Yale: chr̄-hē-wán-lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhewanleh
- Palladius: чихэваньлэ (čixɛvanʹlɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ wän³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊㄦ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihhewánrlè
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-ho1-wan2-ʼrh-lê4
- Yale: chr̄-hē-wánr-lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhewalleh
- Palladius: чихэваньрлэ (čixɛvanʹrlɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ wɑɻ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6
- Yale: hek hot wuhn lohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 hot8 wun6 lok9
- Guangdong Romanization: hég3 hod3 wun6 log6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ hɔːt̚³ wuːn²² lɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit吃喝玩樂
- (derogatory) to eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure instead of doing work
Usage notes
editUnlike the equivalent English idiom, “eat drink and be merry”, in some contexts this Chinese expression conveys a negative impression of shirking honest work to seek pleasure.
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 吃喝玩樂 (“to eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure instead of doing work”) [map]
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