wine-and-meat friends; fair-weather friends
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fair-weather friends; wine-and-meat friends
neutralEmphasizes a friendship based purely on material enjoyment and convenience. These friends will disappear when you are in trouble or need serious help.
Tā他
shēn身
biān边
nà那
xiē些
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
xiōng兄
dì弟
dōu都
shì是
xiē些
jiǔ酒
ròu肉
péng朋
you友
，
yī一
tīng听
shuō说
tā他
pò破
chǎn产
jiù就
quán全
pǎo跑
le了
。
Those so-called brothers around him are all fair-weather friends; they all ran away as soon as they heard he went bankrupt.
Nián年
qīng轻
shí时
jiāo交
le了
yī一
qún群
jiǔ酒
ròu肉
péng朋
you友
，
zhěng整
tiān天
zhǐ只
zhī知
dào道
hē喝
jiǔ酒
dǎ打
pái牌
。
When I was young, I made a group of wine-and-meat friends; we only knew how to drink and play cards all day.
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Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
bù不
shì是
jiǔ酒
ròu肉
péng朋
you友
，
ér而
shì是
néng能
gòng共
huàn患
nàn难
de的
huǒ伙
bàn伴
。
Real friendship isn't about fair-weather friends, but about companions who can share hardships.