烈酒成眠清酒入喉
[liè jiŭ chéng mián qīng jiŭ rù hóu]
'Strong liquor brings drunken slumber while light liquor touches the throat'. This phrase uses alcoholic beverages as a metaphor. Strong alcohol symbolizes deep sadness, with people drowning their sorrows until they sleep; whereas clear wine indicates that sorrow only flows briefly in the heart, but has little lasting impact