extreme luxury; extravagant indulgence
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1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
extreme luxury and extravagance; excessive indulgence
formalDescribes a lifestyle of extreme wastefulness, luxury, and pleasure-seeking. Often used critically to describe decadent emperors, nobles, or the ultra-wealthy. The variant form 穷奢极欲 (qióng shē jí yù) is fully synonymous.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
qióng穷
shē奢
jí极
chǐ侈
，
bù不
gù顾
bǎi百
xìng姓
sǐ死
huó活
。
The ancient emperors lived in extreme luxury, ignoring the life and death of the common people.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qióng穷
shē奢
jí极
chǐ侈
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
This kind of extravagant lifestyle is contemptible.
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Qióng穷
shē奢
jí极
yù欲
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
fù覆
miè灭
。
Extreme indulgence eventually led to the dynasty's downfall.