花天酒地

huātiān-jiǔdì

idiom #36,743

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他年轻时花天酒地，挥霍了家产。

Tā niánqīng shí huātiānjiǔdì, huīhuò le jiāchǎn.

In his youth he lived a dissipated life and squandered the family fortune.

HSK 7-9

过花天酒地的日子迟早会付出代价。

Guò huātiānjiǔdì de rìzi chízǎo huì fùchū dàijià.

Living a life of debauchery will sooner or later come at a price.

usage

Strongly pejorative. 花 here alludes to 花街柳巷 (red-light quarters); the phrase covers both drinking and womanizing.

花 huā

天 tiān

酒 jiǔ

地 dì