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花天酒地

Mandarin · pinyin huā tiān jiǔ dì

to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
life of debauchery

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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1–1–3–4 · hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4

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faa1 tin1 zau2 dei6

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(figurative) to indulge in sensual pleasures; to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure; life of debauchery

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