饮酒作乐 in English yin3 jiu3 zuo4 le4 Meaning

Meanings

  • drinking party
  • to go on a binge
  • to paint the town red

Simplified Characters

饮 酒 作 乐

Traditional Characters

飲 酒 作 樂

Pinyin

yin3 jiu3 zuo4 le4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

饮yin3old variant of 飲|饮[yin3] 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 作zuo4worker 乐le4surname Le