张公吃酒李公醉
zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì

one person gains while another pays

  1. 张 張 zhāng
    Zhang
    A common Chinese surname.
  2. 公 gōng noun
    sir
    respectful form of address for an elderly man or a man of high social status
  3. 吃酒 chī​jiǔ
    to drink alcohol
    to drink alcohol or wine; an older or regional way of saying 喝酒 hē​jiǔ
  4. 李 lǐ
    Li
    a common Chinese surname
  5. 公 gōng noun
    sir
    respectful form of address for an elderly man or a man of high social status
  6. 醉 zuì adjectiveverb
    drunk
    intoxicated by alcohol; tipsy