及时行乐

Traditional: 及時行樂

jí shí xíng lè

Dictionary entry

to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future

What does 及时行乐 mean?

及时行乐 (jí shí xíng lè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future

2make merry while you can

3carpe diem

Character breakdown

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及jíand · to reach 时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]行xíngokay · all right 乐Lèsurname Le

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及时行乐

jí shí xíng lè

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