買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān

lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
  2. 2. abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
買 mǎi
to buy; to purchase
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào
追 zhuī HSK 5
to chase after; to seek
歡 huān
joyous; happy; pleased