对酒当歌 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. sing to accompany wine ; fig. life is short, make merry while you can

Character by character

• 对duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed
• 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
• 当dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound o
• 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant

Idioms sharing a character

• 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
• 唱对台戏 chàng duì tái xì
• 对牛弹琴 duì niú tán qín
• 对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào
• 对答如流 duì dá rú liú
• 对簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng
• 死无对证 sǐ wú duì zhèng
• 无言可对 wú yán kě duì
• 牛衣对泣 niú yī duì qì
• 针锋相对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì

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