酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

Dictionary entry

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

What does 酒逢知己千杯少 mean?

酒逢知己千杯少 (jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

2when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

Character breakdown

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酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor 逢féngto meet by chance · to come across 知zhīto know · to be aware 己jǐself · oneself 千qiānthousand 杯bēicup · trophy cup 少shǎofew · less

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酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

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