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纸醉金迷 (zhǐ zuì jīn mí) — (idiom) a life of luxury and dissipation; decadent extravagance

Definition

A chengyu describing a life of dazzling luxury and moral dissipation — literally 'dazzled by paper,迷失 in gold.' Strongly negative, used to condemn decadent, empty excess rather than mere wealth.

idiom
a life of luxury and dissipationdecadent extravagance

Examples

  • 纸醉金迷，。
    Tā chén mí yú zhǐ zuì jīn mí de shēng huó, zuì zhōng qīng jiā dàng chǎn.
    He was addicted to a life of luxury and dissipation, and ended up losing everything.
  • 纸醉金迷。
    Nà ge nián dài de shàng hǎi bèi miáo huì chéng yí gè zhǐ zuì jīn mí de huā huā shì jiè.
    Shanghai of that era was depicted as a glittering world of luxury and dissipation.
  • 纸醉金迷，。
    Bié bèi zhǐ zuì jīn mí de biǎo xiàng mí huò, nà bèi hòu quán shì kōng xū.
    Don't be fooled by the appearance of luxury and dissipation — behind it all is emptiness.

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