花天酒地 (huā tiān jiǔ dì) — to lead a life of luxury and debauchery; to indulge in sensual pleasures
Definition
Strongly negative idiom for nonstop drinking and womanizing — a life of debauchery, not casual 'partying'. Used in written or formal contexts to condemn wasteful, immoral behavior.
idiom
to lead a life of luxury and debaucheryto indulge in sensual pleasures
Examples
- ，花天酒地，。Tā jì chéng le jù é yí chǎn hòu, zhěng tiān huā tiān jiǔ dì, hěn kuài jiù bài guāng le jiā chǎn.After inheriting a huge fortune, he lived a life of debauchery all day and soon squandered all the family property.
- ，花天酒地，。Nà ge cháo dài mò qī, guì zú men guò zhe huā tiān jiǔ dì de shēng huó, bú gù bǎi xìng jí kǔ.In the final days of that dynasty, the nobles lived a life of luxury and indulgence, ignoring the suffering of the common people.
- ，花天酒地，。Tā nián qīng shí bù xué wú shù, zhī zhī dào huā tiān jiǔ dì, rú jīn zhuī huǐ mò jí.In his youth, he was ignorant and idle, only knowing how to indulge in pleasure — now he is filled with regret.
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