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花天酒地
Mandarin · pinyin huā tiān jiǔ dì
Meanings
- to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
- life of debauchery
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1–1–3–4 · hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faa1 tin1 zau2 dei6
Cantonese word readings for 花天酒地. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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faa1 tin1 zau2 dei6
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phrase
- (figurative) to indulge in sensual pleasures; to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure; life of debauchery
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