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醉翁之意不在酒 (zeoi3 jung1 zi1 ji3 bat1 zoi6 zau2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

醉翁之意不在酒 (zeoi3 jung1 zi1 ji3 bat1 zoi6 zau2, zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ) — wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 醉意 (zeoi3 ji3) — signs or feeling of getting drunk; tipsy; drunkenness
• 醉拳 (zeoi3 kyun4) — (Chinese Kung Fu) drunken fist; the Drunken Master (a film)
• 醉貓 (zeoi3 maau1) — drunk (spoken)
• 醉酒佬 (zeoi3 zau2 lou2) — a drunkard
• 醉 (zeoi3) — drunk; intoxicated; tipsy; to be addicted to; to be crazy about; to be infatuat…
• 醉到一劈屎 (zeoi3 dou3 jat1 pek3 si2) — to be very drunk [colloquial]

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