今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn​zhāo​yǒu​jiǔ​jīn​zhāo​zuì

to live for the moment

  • created reference approved 今朝有酒今朝醉 → 今日有酒今日醉 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn​zhāo​yǒu​jiǔ​jīn​zhāo​zuì

    今日有酒今日醉 jīn​rì​yǒu​jiǔ​jīn​rì​zuì

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  • created sense approved 今朝有酒今朝醉 · jīn​zhāo​yǒu​jiǔ​jīn​zhāo​zuì · to live for the moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    今朝有酒今朝醉

    jīn​zhāo​yǒu​jiǔ​jīn​zhāo​zuì

    to live for the moment

    Literally "if there is wine today, get drunk today"; refers to living only for immediate pleasure without concern for the future or worrying about tomorrow.

    今朝 (literal) → 今朝 · jīn​zhāo · today 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 今朝 (literal) → 今朝 · jīn​zhāo · today 醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk

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