敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ

to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit
  2. 2. fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more

Characters

Character Meaning
to respect; to offer; to salute
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
not; no; (negative prefix)
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to punish; to penalize; variant of
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)