醉翁之意不在酒
Chinese
editintoxicated | elderly person | 's; him/her/it; this | idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
not; no | (located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
alcoholic drink | ||
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trad. (醉翁之意不在酒) | 醉 | 翁 | 之 | 意 | 不 | 在 | 酒 | |
simp. #(醉翁之意不在酒) | 醉 | 翁 | 之 | 意 | 不 | 在 | 酒 | |
Literally: “The 'old drunk' isn't interested in alcohol”. |
Etymology
editQuoted from Ouyang Xiu's Account of the Drunkard's Pavilion:
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuèiwongjhihyì bù zài jiǒu
- Wade–Giles: tsui4-wêng1-chih1-i4 pu4 tsai4 chiu3
- Yale: dzwèi-wēng-jr̄-yì bù dzài jyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyuengjyyih bu tzay jeou
- Palladius: цзуйвэнчжии бу цзай цзю (czujvɛnčžii bu czaj czju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX
Idiom
edit醉翁之意不在酒
- (figuratively) to have other intentions
- (figuratively) to have an ulterior motive
Synonyms
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