drink to one's heart's content; carouse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to drink heavily and with great enjoyment; to carouse
literaryDescribes drinking freely and merrily, often in a celebratory or social gathering context. It has a somewhat literary flavor.
Lǎo老
yǒu友
chóng重
féng逢
，
zì自
rán然
yào要
hān酣
yǐn饮
yī一
fān番
。
When old friends reunite, they naturally drink to their hearts' content.
Jiàng将
shì士
men们
zài在
qìng庆
gōng功
yàn宴
shàng上
kāi开
huái怀
hān酣
yǐn饮
。
The soldiers drank freely and merrily at the victory banquet.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Yuè月
xià下
dú独
zhuó酌
，
yě也
suàn算
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hān酣
yǐn饮
ba吧
。
Drinking alone under the moonlight can also be considered a form of indulgent drinking.