敬酒不吃吃罚酒

jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 敬酒不吃吃罚酒

不
bù

no; not so

吃
chī

to eat

敬
jìng

(bound form) respectful; to respect

敬酒
jìng jiǔ

to toast

罚
fá

to punish

酒
jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

吃吃
chī chī

(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)

罚酒
fá jiǔ

to drink as the result of having lost a bet