酒肉

jiǔròu

noun

Meanings

1 wine and meat
2 (fig.) indulgent food and drink
3 dissolute lifestyle

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

酒肉朋友靠不住。

Jiǔròu-péngyǒu kàobuzhù.

Drinking-and-eating buddies can't be relied on.

HSK 3

他整天只知道酒肉。

Tā zhěngtiān zhǐ zhīdào jiǔròu.

All he cares about is drinking and eating.

Tips

usage

Most common in the set phrase 酒肉朋友 ('fair-weather friends', literally 'wine-and-meat friends'), people who show up only for parties. Often carries a moralizing tone contrasting surface pleasure with true friendship.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

肉 ròu