extravagant or luxurious lifestyle

extravagant or luxurious lifestyle

Zhong Gu Si Yu is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is "Zhong gu ni", which means to sing bells and drums, eat delicacies and describe a rich and luxurious life. It's from the song of wine by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

The finger sounds the bell and the drum, eating delicacies. It describes a rich and luxurious life.

The origin of Idioms

Li Bai's poem "going to the wine" in the Tang Dynasty: "it's not enough to eat jade, I hope I won't wake up if I get drunk for a long time."

Idiom usage

As an object, attributive; used in written language for example Ming · Zhang Juzheng's Xuenong Yuan Ji: "gorgeous clothes, bells and drums, jade, peel off the self run, but do not see its difficulties."