Chinese

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!to drink; to shout; to shout applause

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|- !trad. (吃喝玩樂) | 吃 | 喝 | 玩 | 樂 |- !simp. (吃喝玩乐) | 吃 | 喝 | 玩 | 乐 |- !Literally: “eat, drink, play and be merry”. |}

Idiom

吃喝玩樂

1. to eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure instead of doing work

   他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。 [MSC, trad.]

   他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè. [Pinyin]

   He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.

Usage notes

Unlike the equivalent English idiom, "eat drink and be merry", in some contexts this Chinese expression conveys a negative impression of shirking honest work to seek pleasure.