对酒当歌 — Chinese idiom
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
Traditional: 對酒當歌
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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