







敬酒不吃吃罚酒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse a polite suggestion or a reasonable offer”. Only to be forced to accept a worse alternative or face harsher consequences later. Literally, “refuse to drink a toast, only to drink a penalty wine”.

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Open the tool →敬酒不吃吃罚酒 (jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse a polite suggestion or a reasonable offer”.
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 is pronounced jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 means “refuse to drink a toast, only to drink a penalty wine”. It is used to mean “to refuse a polite suggestion or a reasonable offer”.
比喻对某些必须做的事不肯主动去做,结果却被迫去做