醉生夢死

Chinese

		intoxicated	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to dream	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (醉生夢死)		醉	生	夢	死
simp. (醉生梦死)		醉	生	梦	死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìshēngmèngsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄥˋ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìshēngmèngsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄥˋ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèishengmèngsǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-shêng¹-mêng⁴-ssŭ³
    • Yale: dzwèi-shēng-mèng-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshengmenqsyy
    • Palladius: цзуйшэнмэнсы (czujšɛnmɛnsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²
    • Yale: jeui sāng muhng séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ seng¹ mung⁶ séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²² sei̯³⁵/

Idiom

醉生夢死

1. to lead a befuddled life as if one is drunk or dreaming