霸王敬酒，不干也得干霸王敬酒，不幹也得幹霸王敬酒，不幹也得幹

the Overlord offers a toast: you must drain it (gān) even if you don't want to do it (gàn)

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: You have to do something even if you don't want to, because circumstances force you.
Wordplay: 干 (gān, drain the cup) and 干 (gàn, do) are written the same and sound alike, so 'must drain it' also means 'must do it'.

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Simplified: 霸王敬酒，不干也得干
Traditional (Taiwan): 霸王敬酒，不幹也得幹
Pinyin: bàwáng jìngjiǔ, bú gàn yě de gàn
Bopomofo: ㄅㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄢˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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