lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
trad. 對酒當歌
Also written 對酒當歌【duì jiǔ dāng gē】
Characters in this word
4对
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right; correct, towards; at; for, concerning; regarding, to treat (sb a certain way), to face, (bound form) opposite; facing; matching, to match together; to adjust, to fit; to suit, to answer; to reply, to add; to pour in (a fluid), to check; to compare, classifier: couple; pair
- Pinyin
- duì
- Traditional
- 對
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 35 of 2500
酒
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wine (esp. rice wine), liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage, CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 931 of 2500
当
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(onom.) dong, ding dong (bell)
- Pinyin
- dāng
- Traditional
- 噹
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 145 of 2500
歌
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song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]), (bound form) to sing
- Pinyin
- gē
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 1785 of 2500