大吃大喝

dàchī-dàhē

idiom #31,168

Meanings

1 to eat and drink to excess; to feast lavishly
2 to indulge in food and drink (often with overtones of waste or extravagance)

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Examples

过年的时候，全家人在一起大吃大喝。

Guònián de shíhou, quánjiārén zài yīqǐ dàchīdàhē.

During the New Year, the whole family feasts together.

公款大吃大喝的现象已经基本杜绝。

Gōngkuǎn dàchīdàhē de xiànxiàng yǐjīng jīběn dùjué.

The phenomenon of feasting on public funds has been largely stopped.

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In casual context (家庭聚会, 朋友聚餐) 大吃大喝 just means 'feast it up'. In political/journalistic context — especially since the 2012 八项规定 anti-extravagance campaign — 大吃大喝 is a fixed term for officials wasting public money on banquets. Read the context to tell which sense applies.

Stroke Order

大 dà

吃 chī

喝 hē