醉

See also: 酔

醉	U+9189, 醉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9189

← 醈
[U+9188]

CJK Unified Ideographs

醊 →
[U+918A]

Translingual

Han character

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

Derived characters

𤂭

References

KangXi: 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

Chinese

trad.		醉
simp. ^#		醉
2nd round simp.		酔
alternative forms		酔

Glyph origin

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

Characters in the same phonetic series (卒) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
晬	*ʔsuːds
祽	*ʔsuːds
綷	*ʔsuːds
淬	*sʰuːds
啐	sʰuːds, suːds, sʰroːds, ʔsud
倅	sʰuːds, ʔsuːd
焠	*sʰuːds
碎	*suːds
誶	suːds, suds, *zud
濢	ʔslulʔ, sʰluds
噿	*ʔslulʔ
臎	ʔslulʔ, sʰluds
醉	*ʔsuds
翠	*sʰuds
悴	*zuds
萃	*zuds
瘁	*zuds
顇	*zuds
粹	*suds
睟	*suds
賥	*suds
卒	ʔsuːd, sʰuːd, *ʔsud
稡	*ʔsuːd
猝	*sʰuːd
椊	*zuːd
捽	zuːd, zud
崪	*zuːd
窣	*suːd
崒	*zud
踤	*zud
錊	*ʔsuːɡ

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuì (zui⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): zeoi³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): dui¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chui
(Meixian, Guangdong): zui⁴
Min Dong (BUC): cói
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chùi
(Teochew, Peng'im): zui³
Wu (Wiktionary): tsoe (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèi
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴
  - Yale: dzwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuey
  - Palladius: цзуй (czuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³
  - Yale: jeui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suɪ⁵³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cói
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sui²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chùi
  - Tâi-lô: tsuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sui²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tsoe (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sø³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /t͡siuɪ^H/

Rime
Character	醉
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	將遂切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siuɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʷi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjuɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swi^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sui^H/
Wang Li	/t͡swi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡swi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeoi³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.tsu[t]-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsuds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	醉
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zuì
Middle Chinese	‹ tswij^H ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.tsu[t]-s/
English	drunk (adj.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	醉
Reading #	1/1
No.	17943
Phonetic component	卒
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	醉
Old Chinese	/*ʔsuds/

Definitions

醉

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. [Pinyin]
  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!” [Pinyin]
  The fisherman saw him and asked: "Were you not the sanlü dafu [a high position in the Chu court]? 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!"
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. [Pinyin]
  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. [Pinyin]
  Alcohol does not intoxicate men, men are intoxicated by themselves; women do not infatuate men, men are infatuated by themselves.
to be fascinated with; to be enchanted by; to be crazy about; to be addicted to
醉心 ― zuìxīn ― to be infatuated with
to marinate in cooking wine
醉蝦／醉虾 ― zuìxiā ― drunken shrimp (dish name)

Synonyms

(to become drunk):

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喝醉 (hēzuì)
喝高 (hēgāo) (colloquial)
沉醉 (chénzuì)

酒醉 (jiǔzuì)
酣醉 (hānzuì)
醉酒 (zuìjiǔ)

霑醉／沾醉 (zhānzuì) (literary)
飲醉／饮醉 (dialectal)

(to be fascinated with):

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Synonyms of 醉

入迷 (rùmí)
沉湎 (chénmiǎn) (formal)
沉溺 (chénnì)
沉迷 (chénmí)

沉陷 (chénxiàn)
眩著／眩着 (Min Nan)
著迷／着迷 (zháomí)
醉心 (zuìxīn)

陷入 (xiànrù)
瘋魔／疯魔 (fēngmó)
迷戀／迷恋 (míliàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (醉):

→ Korean: 취(醉) (chwi)
→ Vietnamese: túy (醉)

Compounds

Derived terms from 醉

似醉如痴
半醉 (bànzuì)
喝醉 (hēzuì)
大醉
如痴似醉
如痴如醉 (rúchīrúzuì)
如醉初醒
如醉如狂
如醉如痴 (rúzuìrúchī)
如醉方醒
宿醉 (sùzuì)
心醉 (xīnzuì)
我醉欲眠
打醉眼子
既醉
沉醉 (chénzuì)
泥醉
灌醉 (guànzuì)
灞陵醉尉
痴然如醉
眠花醉柳
神怡心醉
自我陶醉
薄醉
越扶越醉
迷醉 (mízuì)
酒醉 (jiǔzuì)
酣醉 (hānzuì)
酩酊大醉
醉中逐月

醉兀兀
醉墨
醉如泥
醉尉
醉心 (zuìxīn)
醉意 (zuìyì)
醉拳 (zuìquán)
醉瓜
醉眼 (zuìyǎn)
醉翁
醉翁之意
醉翁亭
醉舞狂歌
醉蟹
醉貌咕咚 (zuìmaogūdōng)
醉酒 (zuìjiǔ)
醉醺醺 (zuìxūnxūn)
醉雷公
醉鬼 (zuìguǐ)
金迷粉醉
陶醉 (táozuì)
霸陵醉尉
麻醉 (mázuì)
如夢如醉／如梦如醉
如醉如夢／如醉如梦
山簡醉酒／山简醉酒
惡醉強酒／恶醉强酒
憂心如醉／忧心如醉
憂心若醉／忧心若醉
爛醉／烂醉

爛醉如泥／烂醉如泥
眾醉獨醒／众醉独醒
紙醉金迷／纸醉金迷 (zhǐzuìjīnmí)
貴妃醉酒／贵妃醉酒
買醉／买醉 (mǎizuì)
轟醉／轰醉
酒醉飯飽／酒醉饭饱
醉厭厭／醉厌厌
醉咧咧兒／醉咧咧儿
醉妝／醉妆 (zuìzhuāng)
醉態／醉态 (zuìtài)
醉打山門／醉打山门
醉漢／醉汉 (zuìhàn)
醉生夢死／醉生梦死 (zuìshēngmèngsǐ)
醉聖／醉圣
醉臥／醉卧
醉話／醉话 (zuìhuà)
醉貓兒／醉猫儿
醉鄉／醉乡
醉酒飽德／醉酒饱德
金迷紙醉／金迷纸醉
針灸麻醉／针灸麻醉
電針麻醉／电针麻醉
霑醉／沾醉 (zhānzuì)
顛張醉素／颠张醉素
飲醇自醉／饮醇自醉
馬醉木／马醉木 (mǎzuìmù)
麻醉劑／麻醉剂 (mázuìjì)
麻醉藥品／麻醉药品

Japanese

Shinjitai	酔
Kyūjitai	醉

Kanji

醉

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 酔)

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Readings

Go-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (suwi, historical)}
Kan-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (suwi, historical)}
Kun: よい (yoi, 醉い)^{←ゑひ (wefi, historical)}; よう (you, 醉う)^{←ゑふ (wefu, historical)}

Korean

Hanja

醉 (eum 취 (chwi))

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Vietnamese

Han character

醉: Hán Nôm readings: túy/tuý, xúy/xuý

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