醉

醉 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一田卜人十 (MWYOJ), four-corner 1064₈, composition ⿰酉卒)

• 𤂭

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1284, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39906
• Dae Jaweon: page 1784, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3587, character 14
• Unihan data for U+9189

Historical forms of the character 醉
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsuds) : semantic 酉 (“alcoholic drink”) + phonetic 卒 (OC *ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud).

醉

1. to become drunk; to become intoxicated

   喝醉  ―  hēzuì  ―  to become drunk

   • 厭厭夜飲，不醉無歸。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     厌厌夜饮，不醉无归。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yàn yàn yè yǐn, bù zuì wú guī.

     Happily and long into the night we drink; till all are drunk, there is no retiring.

   • 漁父見而問之曰：「子非三閭大夫與？何故至於斯！」
     屈原曰：「舉世皆濁我獨清，眾人皆醉我獨醒，是以見放！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     渔父见而问之曰：「子非三闾大夫与？何故至于斯！」
     屈原曰：「举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒，是以见放！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Yúfù jiàn ér wèn zhī yuē: “Zǐ fēi sānlǘdàfū yú? Hégù zhì yú sī!”
     Qū Yuán yuē: “Jǔshì jiē zhuó wǒ dú qīng, zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng, shìyǐ jiàn fàng!”

     The fisherman saw him and asked: "Were you not the sanlü dafu ? How have you ended up like this?"
     Qu Yuan said: "The whole world was muddy and I was clean alone; all men were drunk and I was sober alone; and I was exiled for that!"

2. to intoxicate; to make someone drunk

   • 許之，飲先從者酒，醉之，竊馬而獻之子常，子常歸唐侯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     许之，饮先从者酒，醉之，窃马而献之子常，子常归唐侯。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xǔ zhī, yǐn xiān cóng zhě jiǔ, zuì zhī, qiè mǎ ér xiàn zhī Zǐcháng, Zǐcháng guī Táng hóu.

     When they were allowed this, they made the earlier attendants drink alcohol, making them drunk; stole their horses; and presented them to Zichang. Zichang then let the marquis return to Tang.

   • 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

     Jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì, sè bù mí rén rén zì mí.

     Alcohol does not intoxicate men, men are intoxicated by themselves; women do not infatuate men, men are infatuated by themselves.

3. to be fascinated with; to be enchanted by; to be crazy about; to be addicted to

   醉心  ―  zuìxīn  ―  to be infatuated with

4. to marinate in cooking wine

   醉蝦／醉虾  ―  zuìxiā  ―  drunken shrimp (dish name)

5. (literary) to drink alcoholic drink moderately

• (to become drunk):

• (to be fascinated with):

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 酔)

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• Go-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (swi, historical)}
• Kan-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (swi, historical)}
• Kun: よい (yoi, 醉い)^{←ゑひ (wefi, 醉ひ, historical)}、よう (you, 醉う)^{←ゑふ (wefu, 醉ふ, historical)}

醉 (eum 취 (chwi))

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醉: Hán Nôm readings: túy/tuý, xúy/xuý

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