酒囊饭袋 — “A good-for-nothing”
酒囊饭袋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a good-for-nothing”. An idler who only knows how to eat and drink but contributes nothing useful; a useless person. Literally, “wine sack and rice bag”.
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Origin and Story of 酒囊饭袋
During the Five Dynasties period, Ma Yin, a subordinate of Liu Jianfeng, the military governor of Wuan, took over command after Liu's death. Ma Yin accomplished nothing.
After Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and established the Later Liang Dynasty, he enfeoffed Ma Yin as the King of Chu, assigning him to govern areas like Hunan and Guangxi. However, Ma Yin only knew to indulge himself and was incompetent and useless. People looked down on him and gave him the nickname 'wine sack and rice bag'.
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More idioms starting with 酒
- jiǔ酒bù不zuì醉rén人rén人zì自zuì醉one's own predisposition determines feelings
- jiǔ酒yú余chá茶hòu后leisure time after drinks and tea
- jiǔ酒rù入shé舌chū出wine loosens the tongue
- jiǔ酒hòu后zhī之yǒng勇drunken courage
- jiǔ酒hòu后tǔ吐zhēn真yán言truth comes out in wine
- jiǔ酒hòu后shī失yán言speak indiscreetly after drinking alcohol
- jiǔ酒hòu后wú无dé德lose moral conduct after drinking
- jiǔ酒hòu后chá茶yú余leisure time for informal conversation
- jiǔ酒náng囊fàn饭bāo包a useless person who only eats and drinks
- jiǔ酒náng囊fàn饭tǒng桶a useless eater
- jiǔ酒dì地huā花tiān天a life of dissipation and sensual indulgence
- jiǔ酒hǎo好bù不pà怕xiàng巷zi子shēn深Good quality attracts customers
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Open the tool →Questions about 酒囊饭袋
What does 酒囊饭袋 mean?
酒囊饭袋 (jiǔ náng fàn dài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a good-for-nothing”.
How do you pronounce 酒囊饭袋?
酒囊饭袋 is pronounced jiǔ náng fàn dài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 酒囊饭袋 literally mean?
Literally, 酒囊饭袋 means “wine sack and rice bag”. It is used to mean “a good-for-nothing”.
Where does 酒囊饭袋 come from?
酒囊饭袋 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 酒囊饭袋?
囊：口袋。只会吃喝，不会做事。讥讽无能的人。