What does it mean that "a thousand glasses of wine are not as good as a thousand cups of bosom friends, and half a sentence is more than a couple"

"A thousand cups of wine for a bosom friend is more than half a sentence for a lover" means: when you meet a thousand cups for a bosom friend, you don't want to say a word for a lover.

From: Yu Song Ouyang Xiu's "The West Lake sends spring to thank Cao Yun", the full text is as follows:

There are thousands of glasses of wine for every confidant and more than half a sentence for lovers.

Know a bottle of wine from a distant lake, and you will remember the people in Wan Li, the ends of the earth.

I feel less when I meet my confidant when I drink, and I don't want to say a word when I meet someone who is not speculative. When you see a glass of wine on the lake, you will naturally think of your bosom friend who drank with you at the beginning, so that you can think of people far away.

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Application in other ancient prose;

1, taken from Ming Qiyan: A friend has a thousand glasses of wine, but a lover has more than half a sentence. When wearing clothes, there are fewer guests, and there are many people who distinguish right from wrong. Grass is afraid of frost and sun, and the wicked have their own grinding.

Drinking with close friends is not enough; Two people can't get along with each other, but they still feel more after only half a sentence. When wearing clothes, there are fewer guests, and there are many people who distinguish right from wrong. Although people are poor and have few guests, if you know more people, you will get into trouble. Grass is afraid of severe frost, and frost is afraid of the sun; Bad people naturally have someone to deal with him.

2. The 50th Story of Marriage to Wake the World: "If you meet a bosom friend, there will be few cups. If you don't meet a bosom friend, don't talk about it."

I don't think drinking with my intimate friends is enough. I won't speak unless I meet a bosom friend. It means that close friends can talk about everything and have no reservations about each other. But if you are not a confidant, don't say anything to someone who is not a confidant.