纸醉金迷 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. dazzling with paper and gold ; fig. indulging in a life of luxury

Character by character

• 纸zhǐpaper
• 醉zuìintoxicated, drunk; addicted
• 金jīngold, metal; money
• 迷míto bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated

Idioms sharing a character

• 一纸空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén
• 敬惜字纸 jìng xī zì zhǐ
• 洛阳纸贵 Luò yáng zhǐ guì
• 纸上谈兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng
• 纸短情长 zhǐ duǎn qíng cháng
• 跃然纸上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng
• 钻故纸堆 zuān gù zhǐ duī
• 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū
• 不醉不归 bù zuì bù guī
• 如痴如醉 rú chī rú zuì

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