醉生夢死

Chinese

		intoxicated	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to dream	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (醉生夢死)		醉	生	夢	死
simp. (醉生梦死)		醉	生	梦	死

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìshēngmèngsǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄇㄥˋ ㄙˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìshēngmèngsǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄇㄥˋ ㄙˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèishengmèngsǐh
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-shêng¹-mêng⁴-ssŭ³
  - Yale: dzwèi-shēng-mèng-sž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshengmenqsyy
  - Palladius: цзуйшэнмэнсы (czujšɛnmɛnsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²
  - Yale: jeui sāng muhng séi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sang¹ mung⁶ sei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ seng¹ mung⁶ séi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²² sei̯³⁵/

Idiom

醉生夢死

to lead a befuddled life as if one is drunk or dreaming

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