We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「餔糟啜醨」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
The featured idiom 「餔糟啜醨」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Eat wine lees and drink light wine. Refers to the pursuit of drunkenness. It also refers to bending to the will and following the crowd; going with the flow. It also refers to beautiful and intoxicating words. Same as “eating fermented grains and eating pickles”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bū zāo chuò lí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bou1 jou1 jyut3 lei4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
