痛饮黄龙
tòng​yǐn​huáng​lóng

to celebrate victory in enemy territory

  • created reference approved 痛饮黄龙/痛飲黃龍 → 黄龙府/黃龍府 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痛饮黄龙 / 痛飲黃龍 tòng​yǐn​huáng​lóng

    黄龙府 / 黃龍府 huáng​lóng​fǔ

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 痛饮黄龙/痛飲黃龍 · tòng​yǐn​huáng​lóng · to celebrate victory in enemy territory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痛饮黄龙 / 痛飲黃龍

    tòng​yǐn​huáng​lóng

    to celebrate victory in enemy territory

    Originally a vow by General Yue Fei to defeat the Jin army and drink to victory in their capital [[黄龙府|黃龍府|huang2 long2 fu3]]; used to describe the ambition to crush an enemy or to celebrate a major victory.

    痛饮 (literal) → 痛饮/痛飲 · tòng​yǐn · to drink to one's fill 黄龙 (literal) → 黄龙/黃龍 · huáng​lóng · enemy capital

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