敬酒不吃吃罰酒

1. • lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
2. • fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure

Character by character

• 敬(jìng)respectful
• 酒(jiǔ)wine
• 不(bù)no
• 吃(chī)eat
• 吃(chī)eat
• 罰(fá)punish
• 酒(jiǔ)wine