大吃大喝 (dà) — to eat and drink extravagantly; to indulge in lavish feasts (often with wasteful spending)
Definition
A vivid verb-object phrase for eating and drinking lavishly, often with a wasteful or excessive connotation. Different from simply 吃饭 — the 大∼大∼ pattern emphasizes indulgence and excess.
verb
to eat and drink extravagantlyto indulge in lavish feasts (often with wasteful spending)
Examples
- 大吃大喝，。Tā měi gè zhōu mò dōu dà, bǎ qián dōu huā guāng le.He spends every weekend eating and drinking lavishly, spending all his money.
- 大吃大喝，。Zhè jiā gōng sī yòng gōng kuǎn dà, bèi diào chá le.This company used public funds for lavish feasts and is being investigated.
- ，大吃大喝，。Chūn jié shí, dà jiā jù zài yì qǐ dà, fēi cháng kāi xīn.During Spring Festival, everyone gets together to eat and drink heartily, very happy.
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