醉

See also: 酔

醉	U+9189, 醉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9189

← 醈
[U+9188]

CJK Unified Ideographs

醊 →
[U+918A]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

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

Derived characters[edit]

𤂭

References[edit]

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[edit]

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

Glyph origin[edit]

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[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuì (zui⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, 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 (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ⁵tsoe

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): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ²tsoe
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sø³⁴/

Middle Chinese: tswijH

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
Baxter	tswijH
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[edit]

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[edit]

(to become drunk):

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):

入迷 (rùmí)
沉湎 (chénmiǎn) (formal)
沉溺 (chénnì)
沉迷 (chénmí)
沉陷 (chénxiàn)
瘋魔／疯魔 (fēngmó)
眩著／眩着 (Min Nan)
著迷／着迷 (zháomí)
迷戀／迷恋 (míliàn)
醉心 (zuìxīn)
陷入 (xiànrù)

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (醉):

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

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai	酔
Kyūjitai	醉

Kanji[edit]

醉

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

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Readings[edit]

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)}

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

醉 (eum 취 (chwi))

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

醉: Hán Nôm readings: túy/tuý, xúy/xuý

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醉

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