- lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
- debauched and corrupt environment
Characters
- 灯 (燈): lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- 红 (紅): surname Hong
- 酒 (酒): wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 绿 (綠): green; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 灯红酒绿
- MDBG: 灯红酒绿
- Examples with 灯红酒绿 on Tatoeba
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