醉 zeoi³ {zuì}

drunk

醉 zeoi³ {zuì}

intoxicated

醉意 zeoi³ ji³ {zuì yì}

signs or feeling of getting drunk; tipsy; drunkenness

醉拳 zeoi³ kyun⁴ {zuì quán}

(Chinese Kung Fu) drunken fist; the Drunken Master (a film)

醉貓〔-猫〕 zeoi³ maau¹ {zuì māo}

drunk (spoken)

醉雞〔-鸡〕 zeoi³ gai¹ {zuì jī}

1. chicken in rice wine
2. also translated drunken chicken

醉鬼 zeoi³ gwai² {zuì guǐ}

drunkard

醉漢〔-汉〕 zeoi³ hon³ {zuì hàn}

1. intoxicated man
2. drunkard

醉人 zeoi³ jan⁴ {zuì rén}

1. intoxicating
2. fascinating

醉翁 zeoi³ jung¹ {zuì wēng}

1. wine-lover
2. drinker
3. toper
4. drunkard

醉心 zeoi³ sam¹ {zuì xīn}

1. enthralled
2. fascinated

醉聖〔-圣〕 zeoi³ sing³ {zuì shèng}

1. the Sage of intoxication
2. refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)

醉態〔-态〕 zeoi³ taai³ {zuì tài}

drunken state

醉酒 zeoi³ zau² {zuì jiǔ}

to get drunk

醉棗〔-枣〕 zeoi³ zou² {zuì zǎo}

dates in liquor

醉酒佬 zeoi³ zau² lou² {zuì jiǔ lǎo}

a drunkard

醉醺醺 zeoi³ fan¹ fan¹ {zuì xūn xūn}

1. drunk
2. intoxicated

醉心於〔--于〕 zeoi³ sam¹ jyu¹ {zuì xīn yú}

to be infatuated with

醉生夢死〔--梦-〕 zeoi³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei² {zuì shēng mèng sǐ}

1. as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
2. in a drunken stupor

醉酒駕車〔--驾车〕 zeoi³ zau² gaa³ ce¹ {zuì jiǔ jià chē}

drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration)

醉翁之意不在酒 zeoi³ jung¹ zi¹ ji³ bat¹ zoi⁶ zau² {zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ}

1. wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
2. having an ulterior motive
3. to have other things in mind
4. with an ax to grind
5. accomplishing something besides what one set out to do