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把酒言欢

bǎ jiǔ yán huāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to drink together and chat merrily
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-34a8c122d627ba38. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

把酒言歡 把酒言欢 [ba3 jiu3 yan2 huan1] /to drink together and chat merrily/

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Other forms in these source records: 把酒言歡

  • 把
    bǎ

    to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[bǎ] + {noun} + {verb})

    bà

    handle

  • 酒
    jiǔ

    wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.