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朝歌暮弦 — “To spend one's days in endless feasting and entertainment”

朝歌暮弦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend one's days in endless feasting and entertainment”. To indulge excessively in pleasure and dissipation. Literally, “Morning songs, evening strings”.

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朝歌暮弦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

朝歌暮弦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
朝
zhāo12morning; imperial court; dynasty
歌
gē14sing or song
暮
mù15dusk or evening
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse

Example Sentence with 朝歌暮弦

那个年轻人整日沉迷于朝歌暮弦,最终碌碌无为。
That young man spent his days indulging in morning songs and evening strings, eventually achieving nothing.

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Synonyms of 朝歌暮弦

  • zhāo朝gē歌yè夜xián弦indulge in continuous revelry

More idioms starting with 朝

  • zhāo朝sān三mù暮èr二to be inconsistent or indecisive
  • zhāo朝sān三mù暮sì四fickle and inconsistent
  • zhāo朝bù不bǎo保xī夕live precariously, not knowing what future holds
  • zhāo朝bù不bǎo保mù暮living precariously, unable to guarantee the future
  • zhāo朝bù不jí及xī夕precarious situation, uncertain survival
  • cháo朝bù不tú图xī夕live from hand to mouth
  • zhāo朝bù不lǜ虑xī夕live precariously, not knowing what tomorrow holds
  • zhāo朝bù不móu谋xī夕living precariously, unable to plan ahead
  • cháo朝dōng东mù暮xī西constantly changing one's mind
  • cháo朝zhōng中yǒu有rén人hǎo好zuò做guān官Connections make it easy to succeed
  • zhāo朝qián乾xī夕tì惕diligent and vigilant day and night
  • zhāo朝qián乾xī夕dàng愓diligent and cautious all day long

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Questions about 朝歌暮弦

What does 朝歌暮弦 mean?

朝歌暮弦 (zhāo gē mù xián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend one's days in endless feasting and entertainment”.

How do you pronounce 朝歌暮弦?

朝歌暮弦 is pronounced zhāo gē mù xián in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 朝歌暮弦 literally mean?

Literally, 朝歌暮弦 means “Morning songs, evening strings”. It is used to mean “to spend one's days in endless feasting and entertainment”.

What is the Chinese definition of 朝歌暮弦?

形容整天沉迷于歌舞,逸乐无度。

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