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Chinese
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intoxicated
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elderly person
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's; him/her/it; this
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idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
not; no
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(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)
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醉
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翁
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之
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意
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不
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在
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酒
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| simp. #(醉翁之意不在酒)
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醉
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翁
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之
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意
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不
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在
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酒
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| Literally: “The 'old drunk' isn't interested in alcohol”.
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Etymology
Quoted from Ouyang Xiu's Account of the Drunkard's Pavilion:
Pronunciation
- Middle Chinese: tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX
| Rime
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| Character
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醉
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翁
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之
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意
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不
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不
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不
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在
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在
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酒
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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精 (13)
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影 (34)
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章 (23)
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影 (34)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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從 (15)
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從 (15)
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精 (13)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (16)
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東 (1)
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之 (19)
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之 (19)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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物 (60)
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咍 (41)
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咍 (41)
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尤 (136)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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I
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III
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III
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III
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III
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III
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I
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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將遂切
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烏紅切
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止而切
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於記切
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甫鳩切
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方久切
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分勿切
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昨宰切
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昨代切
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子酉切
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| Baxter
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tswijH
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'uwng
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tsyi
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'iH
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pjuw
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pjuwX
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pjut
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dzojX
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dzojH
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tsjuwX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/t͡siuɪH/
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/ʔuŋ/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/ʔɨH/
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/pɨu/
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/pɨuX/
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/pɨut̚/
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/d͡zʌiX/
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/d͡zʌiH/
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/t͡sɨuX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/t͡sʷiH/
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/ʔuŋ/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/ʔɨH/
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piut̚/
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/d͡zəiX/
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/d͡zəiH/
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/t͡siuX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/t͡sjuɪH/
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/ʔuŋ/
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/t͡ɕie/
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/ʔieH/
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/piəu/
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/piəuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/d͡zɒiX/
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/d͡zɒiH/
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/t͡siəuX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/t͡swiH/
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/ʔəwŋ/
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/cɨ/
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/ʔɨH/
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/puw/
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/puwX/
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/put̚/
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/d͡zəjX/
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/d͡zəjH/
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/t͡suwX/
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Li
Rong
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/t͡suiH/
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/ʔuŋ/
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/t͡ɕiə/
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/ʔiəH/
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/d͡zᴀiX/
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/d͡zᴀiH/
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/t͡siuX/
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Wang
Li
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/t͡swiH/
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/uŋ/
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/t͡ɕĭə/
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/ĭəH/
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/pĭəu/
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/pĭəuX/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/d͡zɒiX/
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/d͡zɒiH/
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/t͡sĭəuX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/t͡swiH/
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/ʔuŋ/
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/t͡ɕi/
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/ʔiH/
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/pi̯ə̯u/
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/pi̯ə̯uX/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/d͡zʱɑ̆iX/
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/d͡zʱɑ̆iH/
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/t͡si̯ə̯uX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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zuì
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wēng
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zhī
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yì
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fōu
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fǒu
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fu
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zài
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zài
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jiǔ
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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zeoi3
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ung1
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zi1
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ji3
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fau1
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fau2
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fat1
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zoi6
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zoi6
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zau2
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Idiom
醉翁之意不在酒
- (figuratively) to have other intentions
- (figuratively) to have an ulterior motive
Synonyms
- (to have other intentions): 項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公 (Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn, yì zài Pèigōng)
- (to have an ulterior motive): 別有用心／别有用心 (biéyǒuyòngxīn)