杯酒言欢 in English bei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

杯 酒 言 欢

Traditional Characters

杯 酒 言 歡

Pinyin

bei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杯bei1cup 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 言yan2words 欢huan1variant of 歡|欢[huan1]