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酒池肉林 (shuchinikurin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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は
まるで
酒しゅ
池ち
肉にく
林りん
の
よう
だっ
た
。
His birthday party was like a scene of sumptuous debauchery.
Historical records say that feasts of wine and flesh led to the downfall of the kingdom.
Related words 豪ごう 華か 絢けん 爛らん 豪華絢爛 emphasizes visual splendor and luxury, while 酒池肉林 focuses on excessive eating, drinking, and debauchery.
放ほう 蕩とう 放蕩 refers to dissipation or profligacy in general, not necessarily tied to a feast setting.
Etymology From the Chinese historical text 'Records of the Grand Historian' (Shiji), describing the extravagant feasts of King Zhou of Shang, where pools of wine and forests of meat were said to be prepared.
