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山吃海喝 — “To eat and drink excessively”

山吃海喝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat and drink excessively”. To feast lavishly; to indulge in a huge banquet. Literally, “Eat mountains and drink seas”.

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山吃海喝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

山吃海喝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
山
shān3mountain or hill
吃
chī6to eat
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
喝
hē12drink

Example Sentence with 山吃海喝

节假日期间,亲朋好友相聚,大家免不了要山吃海喝一番,庆祝美好的时光。
During holidays, when relatives and friends gather, it's inevitable that everyone will eat and drink excessively to celebrate the good times.

Idioms Related to 山吃海喝

Synonyms of 山吃海喝

  • dà大chī吃dà大hē喝to feast lavishly
  • hú湖chī吃hǎi海hē喝eat and drink lavishly

Antonyms of 山吃海喝

  • rěn忍jī饥ái挨è饿endure hunger and starvation

More idioms starting with 山

  • shān山shàng上wú无lǎo老hǔ虎,,hóu猴zi子chēng称dà大wáng王When the cat's away, the mice will play
  • shān山bù不zhuàn转shuǐ水zhuàn转circumstances change, we'll meet again
  • shān山bù不zhuàn转lù路zhuàn转circumstances change, find another way
  • shān山zhōng中zǎi宰xiàng相reclusive sage offering wise counsel
  • shān山kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail for want of a final effort
  • shān山guāng光shuǐ水sè色picturesque mountain and river scenery
  • shān山gōng公dǎo倒zǎi载dead drunk and sprawled backward
  • shān山bāo包hǎi海róng容magnanimous and broad-minded
  • shān山bāo包hǎi海huì汇encompass everything
  • shān山nán南hǎi海běi北Far and wide
  • shān山yín吟zé泽chàng唱Folk songs and ballads
  • shān山hū呼hǎi海xiào啸overwhelming momentum or severe natural conditions

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Questions about 山吃海喝

What does 山吃海喝 mean?

山吃海喝 (shān chī hǎi hē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat and drink excessively”.

How do you pronounce 山吃海喝?

山吃海喝 is pronounced shān chī hǎi hē in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 山吃海喝 literally mean?

Literally, 山吃海喝 means “Eat mountains and drink seas”. It is used to mean “to eat and drink excessively”.

What is the Chinese definition of 山吃海喝?

放肆地大吃大喝

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