Interpretation: It means living a prosperous life, eating and drinking freely. It also specifically refers to a lifestyle that emphasizes material enjoyment.

Source: Contemporary writer Liu Jianwei's "Ninth Brother is a Scenery": "After watching it for half a year, the fourth uncle's family is not only enjoying a good life, but also preparing to build a two-story building."

In the old society, materials were generally scarce, so there was not much food available. Xiang generally refers to meat products and delicious dishes, and spicy refers to all kinds of fine wines.

Extended information

Synonyms:

1. Eat happily: describe a feast, eat a lot, and enjoy food very happily.

From: "The Stubborn Lord" by modern writer Wang Shuo: "What do you think foreigners are doing all day long? Why don't they just come to China and have a good meal."

2. The abbot before eating : When eating, a square foot-square area in front of you is filled with food. Describes eating lavishly.

From: Ming Dynasty Shen Zizheng's "Whip the Singing Girl": "I am old and incompetent. I eat in front of my husband and serve dozens of concubines. I deserve it."

Vernacular text: I am old and incompetent, I live well, I have many servants, and I feel very guilty.

3. Relish: Describes the appearance of being very interesting or savory.

From: Zhu Zhiyu of the Ming Dynasty, "Zhu Shunshui Collection·Seventeen Poems of Replying to Ye Jie Shu": "The more you read a good work, the more you will enjoy it."

Vernacular: Good articles become more enjoyable the more you read them. Tasty.

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