baa2 zau2 jin4 fun1把酒言歡把酒言欢
Jyutpingbaa2 zau2 jin4 fun1
Yalebá jáu yìhn fūn
Definition
To drink wine and chat happily together.
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How it's used
This is a literary idiom that is often used in a slightly elevated or poetic sense to describe a warm, convivial atmosphere. While it is perfectly understood in conversation, it carries a sense of nostalgia or appreciation for a rare, quality moment with close friends. It is more descriptive of the mood than just the act of drinking itself.
Examples
Long time no see, why don't we go out for drinks and a chat one night.
The two of them are sitting there drinking and chatting happily, they really hit it off.
Related words
Common phrases
the time spent drinking and chatting happily
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
