酒足饭饱

酒足飯飽
jiǔzúfànbǎo
idiom #95,542

Meanings

  1. 1 wine plentiful and rice filling
  2. 2 having eaten and drunk to one's full satisfaction

Examples

Jiǔzúfànbǎo zhīhòu, dàjiā kāishǐ chàng qǐ le kǎlā OK.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone started singing karaoke.
Kèrén jiǔzúfànbǎo, zhǔrén hái zài bùtíng de quàn cài.
The guests were already stuffed, but the host kept urging more food on them.

Tips

history
Used in the Yuan-dynasty drama 《》 by Gao Wenxiu (): — describing someone too drunk and full to move.
culture
In Chinese banquet culture, getting guests 酒足饭饱 is the host's measure of success. The phrase often signals that the formal eating part of a gathering is over and the casual chatting begins.

Stroke Order

jiǔ
fàn
bǎo