醉 (zeoi3 | zui4) : drunk

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醉

zeoi3

zui4

[1] drunk; intoxicated; tipsy
[2] crazy about; infatuated by; addicted to
[3] (of food) liquor-saturated; wine-soaked

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

醉

This word has been viewed 12304 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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迷醉 mai4 zeoi3 mi2 zui4 = enthral, bewitch, intoxicate

醉醺醺 zeoi3 fan1 fan1 zui4 xun1 xun1 = very drunk

醉酒 zeoi3 zau2 = drunkenness; ebrietas; ebriety; temulence; temulentia

醉貓 zeoi3 maau1 = a person walking and acting unsteadily under the influence of alcohol

醉酒佬 zeoi3 zau2 lou2 = intoxicated, inebriated, a drunkard

飲醉 jam2 zeoi3 = drunk, intoxicated

醉醉地 zeoi3 zeoi3*2 dei6*2 = slightly tipsy

飲醉酒 jam2 zeoi3 zau2 = drunk, intoxicated

使醉 sai2 zeoi3 shi3 zui4 = intoxicate

醉雞 zeoi3 gai1 zui4 ji1 = drunken chicken
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 醉

呢個聖誕唔好飲醉呀! 粵
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！國
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

佢飲醉咗﹐好想撩交打。粵
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.

你琴晚劈酒劈到醉醉地粵
You got pretty drunk last night.
[Lit. you yesterday evening binge-alcohol binge-arrive drunk-ish]

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

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Decimal representation of this word: 醉
Unicode code for this character: U+9189 (off-site link)

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