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Chinese symbol for “debauchery”

酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery; sumptuous entertainment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debauchery is 酒池肉林 (jiǔ chí ròu lín), defined as: lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery; sumptuous entertainment.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

酒 jiǔ
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
池 chí
pool, pond; moat; cistern
radical 85 ⽔ · 6 strokes
肉 ròu
meat; flesh
radical 130 ⾁ · 6 strokes
林 lín
forest, grove; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “debauchery”

WordPinyinMeaning
淫逸yín yìto indulge in; dissipation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酒池肉林.

WordPinyinMeaning
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)
酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); measure word: 家 (jiā)
喝酒hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)
啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword); measure word: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng)
酒精jiǔ jīng(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ(grape) wine
电池 (電池)diàn chíbattery; electric cell; 节 (jié),组 (zǔ)
游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool
肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
森林sēn línforest; measure word: 片 (piàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “debauchery”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.