敬酒不吃吃罚酒

jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ

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Definitions

1. lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
2. fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure

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Child Words of 敬酒不吃吃罚酒

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 敬 敬 jìng: (bound form) respectful; to respect
• 敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ: to toast
• 罚 罚 fá: to punish
• 酒 酒 jiǔ: wine (esp. rice wine)
• 吃吃 吃吃 chī chī: (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
• 罚酒 罚酒 fá jiǔ: to drink as the result of having lost a bet