嗜酒如命 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to love wine as one's life ; fond of the bottle

Character by character

• 嗜shìaddicted to, fond of, with a weakness for
• 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

Idioms sharing a character

• 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
• 好酒贪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi
• 对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē
• 斗酒只鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
• 新瓶旧酒 xīn píng jiù jiǔ
• 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
• 杯酒言欢 bēi jiǔ yán huān
• 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè
• 灯红酒绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ
• 牵羊担酒 qiān yáng dān jiǔ

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