Meaning of Sing to the Wine:
Should let out a song to the wine. The original meaning is that the time of life is limited and something should be done about it. Later, it is also used to refer to having fun in time.
Duì jiǔ dāng gē (对酒当歌)
引证:Duì jiǔ dāng gē (对酒当歌)
引证:Duì jiǔ dāng gē ("Duì jiǔ dāng gē") means to sing to the wine. --Yuan-Yang Xianzhi's "Cool Cold Pavilion" (酷寒亭)
出处:Three Kingdoms-Wei Cao Cao's "Short Songs of Songs" (短歌行):"Singing to the Wine; the Geometry of Life."
Example sentence: I can hide from the night of singing to wine, but I cannot hide from the street with no one around.
Usage examples:
1. The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, so we are just in time to sing to the wine and enjoy the moon.
2. It's not easy for classmates to get together today and sing to each other, so let's **** sing a song together to cheer us up!
Antonyms:
Playing with the world [wán shì bù gōng]
Interpretation:
Playing with the world: treating life with a negative, playful attitude.
Insincerity: lack of seriousness.
An unserious, unserious attitude toward life due to dissatisfaction with reality.
Citation: Yin Sheng Wen Ping of Yu Xiang, the brother-in-law of Bi Si-nong, was also cynical. --Qing Pu Songling, "Liaozhai Zhiyi - Bumpy Taoist"
Source: Ming Li Kaixian, "Snow Demoiselle Taoist Biography": "Drunkenly singing and dancing; more charm; just cynical; people are difficult to get close to the ear."
Example sentence: We should try to avoid a cynical attitude towards life.