锦衣玉食 meaning in English
feast every day on the most delectable dishes and wear the most costly clothes -- live [lead] an extravagant life; beautiful dresses and nice food; elegantly dressed and feasting on delicacies; swim in luxury
Examples
- Once you ' re in heaven , do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity
在天堂享受锦衣玉食,你还穿着下葬时那身寿衣,你不会闹心么? - The rich merchants and planters were living on the fat of the land , whereas the craftsmen and natives were starving
那些有钱的商人和种植园主锦衣玉食,而一般手艺人和本地人却饿着肚皮。