紙醉金迷
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Chinese[edit]
paper | intoxicated | metal; gold; money | bewilder; crazy about; fan bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | ||
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trad. (紙醉金迷) | 紙 | 醉 | 金 | 迷 | |
simp. (纸醉金迷) | 纸 | 醉 | 金 | 迷 | |
Literally: “intoxicated by paper and mesmerised by gold”. |
Etymology[edit]
From the story of the Tang-dynasty person Meng Fu (孟斧) recorded in Qing Yi Lu (《清異錄》).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
紙醉金迷
- to indulge in a life of luxury and dissipation