# 醉翁之意不在酒
## Chinese

| | | intoxicated | elderly person | 's; him/her/it; this | idea; meaning; wishidea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) | not; no | (located) at; in; exist(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing | alcoholic drink |
| trad. (醉翁之意不在酒) | trad. (醉翁之意不在酒) | 醉 | 翁 | 之 | 意 | 不 | 在 | 酒 |
| simp. $^#$(醉翁之意不在酒) | simp. $^#$(醉翁之意不在酒) | 醉 | 翁 | 之 | 意 | 不 | 在 | 酒 |
| Literally: “The 'old drunk' isn't interested in alcohol”. |||||||||

### Etymology

Quoted from Ouyang Xiu's Account of the Drunkard's Pavilion:
    From: Song dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, 《醉翁亭記》
    Zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ, zàihū shānshuǐ zhījiān yě. [Pinyin]
    The "Old Drunk" isn't interested in alcohol but scenery of mountains and rivers.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ [Phonetic: zuìwēngzhīyì bú zài jiǔ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuèiwongjhihyì bù zài jiǒu
*** Wade–Giles: tsui$^4$-wêng$^1$-chih$^1$-i$^4$ pu$^4$ tsai$^4$ chiu$^3$
*** Yale: dzwèi-wēng-jr̄-yì bù dzài jyǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyuengjyyih bu tzay jeou
*** Palladius: цзуйвэнчжии бу цзай цзю (czujvɛnčžii bu czaj czju)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Middle Chinese: tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX
Rime :
| Character | 醉 | 翁 | 之 | 意 | 不 | 不 | 不 | 在 | 在 | 酒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 影 (34) | 章 (23) | 影 (34) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) | 從 (15) | 從 (15) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (16) | 東 (1) | 之 (19) | 之 (19) | 尤 (136) | 尤 (136) | 物 (60) | 咍 (41) | 咍 (41) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I | III | III | III | III | III | I | I | III |
| Fanqie | 將遂切 | 烏紅切 | 止而切 | 於記切 | 甫鳩切 | 方久切 | 分勿切 | 昨宰切 | 昨代切 | 子酉切 |
| Baxter | tswijH | 'uwng | tsyi | 'iH | pjuw | pjuwX | pjut | dzojX | dzojH | tsjuwX |
| Reconstructions |||||||||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siuɪ$^H$/ | /ʔuŋ/ | /t͡ɕɨ/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /pɨu/ | /pɨu$^X$/ | /pɨut̚/ | /d͡zʌi$^X$/ | /d͡zʌi$^H$/ | /t͡sɨu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʷi$^H$/ | /ʔuŋ/ | /t͡ɕɨ/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /piu/ | /piu$^X$/ | /piut̚/ | /d͡zəi$^X$/ | /d͡zəi$^H$/ | /t͡siu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjuɪ$^H$/ | /ʔuŋ/ | /t͡ɕie/ | /ʔie$^H$/ | /piəu/ | /piəu$^X$/ | /piuət̚/ | /d͡zɒi$^X$/ | /d͡zɒi$^H$/ | /t͡siəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡swi$^H$/ | /ʔəwŋ/ | /cɨ/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /puw/ | /puw$^X$/ | /put̚/ | /d͡zəj$^X$/ | /d͡zəj$^H$/ | /t͡suw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sui$^H$/ | /ʔuŋ/ | /t͡ɕiə/ | /ʔiə$^H$/ | /piu/ | /piu$^X$/ | /piuət̚/ | /d͡zᴀi$^X$/ | /d͡zᴀi$^H$/ | /t͡siu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡swi$^H$/ | /uŋ/ | /t͡ɕĭə/ | /ĭə$^H$/ | /pĭəu/ | /pĭəu$^X$/ | /pĭuət̚/ | /d͡zɒi$^X$/ | /d͡zɒi$^H$/ | /t͡sĭəu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡swi$^H$/ | /ʔuŋ/ | /t͡ɕi/ | /ʔi$^H$/ | /pi̯ə̯u/ | /pi̯ə̯u$^X$/ | /pi̯uət̚/ | /d͡zʱɑ̆i$^X$/ | /d͡zʱɑ̆i$^H$/ | /t͡si̯ə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zuì | wēng | zhī | yì | fōu | fǒu | fu | zài | zài | jiǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zeoi$^3$ | ung$^1$ | zi$^1$ | ji$^3$ | fau$^1$ | fau$^2$ | fat$^1$ | zoi$^6$ | zoi$^6$ | zau$^2$ |

### Idiom

醉翁之意不在酒
* (figuratively) to have other intentions
* (figuratively) to have an ulterior motive

#### Synonyms

* (to have other intentions): 項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公 (Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn, yì zài Pèigōng)
* (to have an ulterior motive): 別有用心／别有用心 (biéyǒuyòngxīn)