# 醉

| 醉 | U+9189, &#37257; 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 1064$_8$, composition ⿰酉卒)

#### Derived characters

* 𤂭

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 醉
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | 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／形声, OC *ʔsuds) : semantic 酉 (“alcoholic drink”) + phonetic 卒 (OC *ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuì (zui$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeoi$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): dui$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chui
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zui$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cói
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zui$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chùi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zui$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsoe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuì
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuèi
*** Wade–Giles: tsui$^4$
*** Yale: dzwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuey
*** Palladius: цзуй (czuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zeoi$^3$
*** Yale: jeui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵy̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: dui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tui³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui
*** Hakka Romanization System: zui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suɪ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cói
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sui²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sui⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (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: zui$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsùi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sui²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsoe
*** MiniDict: tsoe$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsoe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /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 | zeoi$^3$ |
* 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
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
    From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd 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
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th 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.
    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)
* (literary) to drink alcoholic drink moderately

#### Synonyms

* (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)
* 熱咬／热咬 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 瘋魔／疯魔 (fēngmó)
* 眩著／眩着 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 著迷／着迷
* 迷戀／迷恋 (míliàn)
* 醉心 (zuìxīn)
* 陷入 (xiànrù)

#### Descendants

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

### Compounds

* 似醉如痴
* 半醉 (bànzuì)
* 喝醉 (hēzuì)
* 大醉
* 如夢如醉／如梦如醉
* 如痴似醉
* 如痴如醉 (rúchīrúzuì)
* 如醉初醒
* 如醉如夢／如醉如梦
* 如醉如狂
* 如醉如痴 (rúzuìrúchī)
* 如醉方醒
* 宿醉 (sùzuì)
* 山簡醉酒／山简醉酒
* 心醉 (xīnzuì)
* 惡醉強酒／恶醉强酒
* 憂心如醉／忧心如醉
* 憂心若醉／忧心若醉
* 我醉欲眠
* 打醉眼子
* 既醉
* 沉醉 (chénzuì)
* 泥醉
* 灌醉 (guànzuì)
* 灞陵醉尉
* 爛醉／烂醉
* 爛醉如泥／烂醉如泥
* 痴然如醉
* 眠花醉柳
* 眾醉獨醒／众醉独醒
* 神怡心醉
* 紙醉金迷／纸醉金迷 (zhǐzuìjīnmí)
* 自我陶醉
* 薄醉
* 貴妃醉酒／贵妃醉酒
* 買醉／买醉 (mǎizuì)
* 越扶越醉
* 轟醉／轰醉
* 迷醉 (mízuì)
* 酒醉 (jiǔzuì)
* 酒醉飯飽／酒醉饭饱
* 酣醉 (hānzuì)
* 酩酊大醉 (mǐngdǐngdàzuì)
* 醉中逐月
* 醉兀兀
* 醉厭厭／醉厌厌
* 醉咧咧兒／醉咧咧儿
* 醉如泥
* 醉妝／醉妆 (zuìzhuāng)
* 醉尉
* 醉心 (zuìxīn)
* 醉意 (zuìyì)
* 醉態／醉态 (zuìtài)
* 醉打山門／醉打山门
* 醉拳 (zuìquán)
* 醉漢／醉汉 (zuìhàn)
* 醉瓜
* 醉生夢死／醉生梦死 (zuìshēngmèngsǐ)
* 醉眼 (zuìyǎn)
* 醉翁
* 醉翁之意
* 醉翁亭
* 醉聖／醉圣 (Zuìshèng)
* 醉臥／醉卧
* 醉舞狂歌
* 醉蟹
* 醉話／醉话 (zuìhuà)
* 醉貌咕咚 (zuìmaogūdōng)
* 醉貓兒／醉猫儿
* 醉鄉／醉乡 (zuìxiāng)
* 醉酒 (zuìjiǔ)
* 醉酒飽德／醉酒饱德
* 醉醺醺 (zuìxūnxūn)
* 醉雷公
* 醉鬼 (zuìguǐ)
* 醉墨
* 金迷粉醉
* 金迷紙醉／金迷纸醉
* 針灸麻醉／针灸麻醉
* 陶醉 (táozuì)
* 電針麻醉／电针麻醉
* 霑醉／沾醉 (zhānzuì)
* 霸陵醉尉
* 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 (mázuì)
* 麻醉劑／麻醉剂 (mázuìjì)
* 麻醉藥品／麻醉药品

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 酔 |
| Kyūjitai | 醉 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 酔)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: すい (sui)
* Kan-on: すい (sui)
* Kun: よい (yoi, 醉い)、よう (you, 醉う)

## 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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