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吃香喝辣

Mandarin · pinyin chī xiāng hē là

Meanings

  1. lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. fig. to live well
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吃
chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
香
xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
喝
hē · drink; shout, call out
辣
là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
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1–1–1–4 · chi1 xiang1 he1 la4

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hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6

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吃香喝辣 · chi1 xiang1 he1 la4
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Exact source record吃香喝辣 吃香喝辣 [chi1 xiang1 he1 la4] /lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)/fig. to live well/