灯红酒绿 in English deng1 hong2 jiu3 lu:4 Meaning

Meanings

  • lanterns red, wine green (idiomatic expression); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  • debauched and corrupt environment

Simplified Characters

灯 红 酒 绿

Traditional Characters

燈 紅 酒 綠

Pinyin

deng1 hong2 jiu3 lu:4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

灯deng1lamp 红hong2surname Hong 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 绿lv4green