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敬酒不吃吃罰酒 (ging3 zau2 bat1 hek3 hek3 fat6 zau2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

敬酒不吃吃罰酒 (ging3 zau2 bat1 hek3 hek3 fat6 zau2, jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ) — lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 敬酒 (ging3 zau2) — (verb) Toast
• 敬酒唔飲飲罰酒 (ging3 zau2 m4 jam2 jam2 fat6 zau2) — so you want to play it tough instead; you've asked for it [colloquial]
• 敬 (ging3) — to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer; to honor; respectfully; to presen…
• 敬上 (ging3 soeng5) — yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)
• 敬仰 (ging3 joeng5) — to revere; highly esteemed
• 敬佩 (ging3 pui3) — to esteem; to admire

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