寻欢作乐 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• pleasure seeking ; life of dissipation

Character by character

• 寻xúnto seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 欢huānhappy, glad, joyful
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 乐lècheerful, happy, laughing; music

Idioms sharing a character

• 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
• 寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ
• 无迹可寻 wú jì kě xún
• 耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi
• 自寻死路 zì xún sǐ lù
• 自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo
• 非同寻常 fēi tóng xún cháng
• 杯酒言欢 bēi jiǔ yán huān
• 欢呼雀跃 huān hū què yuè
• 欢欣鼓舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ

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