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宴安鸩毒
yàn'ān​zhèn​dú

pleasure is poison

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
宴安鸩毒 宴安鴆毒 yàn'ān​zhèn​dú
pleasure is poison
To indulge in ease and pleasure is like drinking poison; used to warn that a life of luxury and indolence leads to ruin (often said of a ruler ruining a state)
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