酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ​féng​zhī​jǐ​qiān​bēi​shǎo

a thousand cups of wine is not enough when best friends meet

Used to express that everything is enjoyable when one is together with a bosom friend; when you are with close friends, you can let your hair down.

酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 逢 (literal) → 逢 · féng · to meet 知己 (literal) → 知己 · zhī​jǐ · intimate friend 千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 杯 (literal) → 杯 · bēi · [cup] 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM