# 今朝有酒今朝醉
## Chinese

| | | today | to have; there is; there areto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | alcoholic drink | today | intoxicated |
| trad. (今朝有酒今朝醉) | trad. (今朝有酒今朝醉) | 今朝 | 有 | 酒 | 今朝 | 醉 |
| simp. $^#$(今朝有酒今朝醉) | simp. $^#$(今朝有酒今朝醉) | 今朝 | 有 | 酒 | 今朝 | 醉 |
| Literally: “If there is wine today, then today is the day to get drunk”. |||||||

### Etymology

    From: c. 833-909: Luo Yin (羅隱／罗隐), 自遣 (Self Consolation)
    Dé jí gāo gē shī jí xiū, duō chóu duō hèn yì yōuyōu. Jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì, míngrì chóu lái míngrì chóu. [Pinyin]
    A gain makes me sing; a loss makes me sullen. Worries and regrets are always around. If there is wine today, then today is the day to get drunk. Worry about tomorrow's worries when they come tomorrow.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gam$^1$ ziu$^1$ jau$^5$ zau$^2$ gam$^1$ ziu$^1$ zeoi$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-tiau ū chiú kim-tiau chùi
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$cin-tsau$_1$ $^6$yeu $^5$cieu $^1$cin-tsau$_1$ $^5$tsoe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì [Phonetic: jīnzhāoyóujiǔjīnzhāozuì]
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jinjhao yǒu jiǒu jinjhao zuèi
*** Wade–Giles: chin$^1$-chao$^1$ yu$^3$ chiu$^3$ chin$^1$-chao$^1$ tsui$^4$
*** Yale: jīn-jāu yǒu jyǒu jīn-jāu dzwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjau yeou jeou jinjau tzuey
*** Palladius: цзиньчжао ю цзю цзиньчжао цзуй (czinʹčžao ju czju czinʹčžao czuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gam$^1$ ziu$^1$ jau$^5$ zau$^2$ gam$^1$ ziu$^1$ zeoi$^3$
*** Yale: gām jīu yáuh jáu gām jīu jeui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gam$^1$ dziu$^1$ jau$^5$ dzau$^2$ gam$^1$ dziu$^1$ dzoey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gem$^1$ jiu$^1$ yeo$^5$ zeo$^2$ gem$^1$ jiu$^1$ zêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-tiau ū chiú kim-tiau chùi
*** Tâi-lô: kim-tiau ū tsiú kim-tiau tsuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kimdiaw u ciuo kimdiaw zuix
*** IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$cin-tsau$_1$ $^6$yeu $^5$cieu $^1$cin-tsau$_1$ $^5$tsoe
*** MiniDict: cin$^平$ tsau$^平$ yeu$^去$ cieu$^去$ cin$^平$ tsau$^平$ tsoe$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$jin-tsau$_1$ $^3$hhieu $^2$jieu $^1$jin-tsau$_1$ $^2$tsoe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹ ɦiɤ³³ t͡ɕiɤ³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹ t͡sø³⁴/

### Idiom

今朝有酒今朝醉
* describes someone who has the attitude of instant gratification and does not plan ahead; live for the now
    From: 2005: anon, 要豪宅不要孩子 白领高质量追求今朝有酒今朝醉 (They want nice homes but don't want kids, white collar workers live for the now)
    Jīntiān de niánqīngrén yě yīnggāi wèi tāmen de hòurén jiānkǔ fèndòu, bùnéng bào zhe “jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì” de tàidù guò rìzi. [Pinyin]
    Today's youth must struggle diligently for the sake of those who will come after them. They must not while away their time with an attitude of here today, gone tomorrow.