把酒言欢 in English ba3 jiu3 yan2 huan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to drink and chat merrily (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

把 酒 言 欢

Traditional Characters

把 酒 言 歡

Pinyin

ba3 jiu3 yan2 huan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

把ba3to hold 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 言yan2words 欢huan1variant of 歡|欢[huan1]