We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「對酒當歌」.
Discover the idiom 「對酒當歌」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
You should sing loudly while drinking. The original meaning is that life is limited and we should do something. Later it is also used to refer to enjoying life while one can.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duì jiǔ dāng gē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
deui3 jau2 dong3/dong1 go1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
