酒色财气 — “Wine, women, wealth, and temper”
酒色财气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four traditional vices or temptations: wine, women, wealth, and temper; refers generally to various bad habits and indulgences”. Literally, “wine, women, wealth, and temper”.
酒色财气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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náng囊fàn饭dài袋a useless idler who only eats and drinks
- jiǔ酒dì地huā花tiān天a life of dissipation and sensual indulgence
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What does 酒色财气 mean?
酒色财气 (jiǔ sè cái qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four traditional vices or temptations: wine, women, wealth, and temper; refers generally to various bad habits and indulgences”.
How do you pronounce 酒色财气?
酒色财气 is pronounced jiǔ sè cái qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 酒色财气 literally mean?
Literally, 酒色财气 means “wine, women, wealth, and temper”. It is used to mean “the four traditional vices or temptations: wine, women, wealth, and temper; refers generally to various bad habits and indulgences”.
What is the Chinese definition of 酒色财气?
旧时以此为人生四戒。泛指各种不良品德、习气。