对酒当歌

Traditional: 對酒當歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

Dictionary entry

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

What does 对酒当歌 mean?

对酒当歌 (duì jiǔ dāng gē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

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对duìright; correct · towards; at; for 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)歌gēsong (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) · (bound form) to sing

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对酒当歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

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