酒逢知己千杯少 in English jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiomatic expression)
  • when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

Simplified Characters

酒 逢 知 己 千 杯 少

Traditional Characters

酒 逢 知 己 千 杯 少

Pinyin

jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 逢feng2to meet by chance 知zhi1to know 己ji3self 千qian1thousand 杯bei1cup 少shao3few