紙醉金迷
Chinese
| paper | intoxicated | metal; gold; money | bewilder; crazy about; fan bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紙醉金迷) | 紙 | 醉 | 金 | 迷 | |
| simp. (纸醉金迷) | 纸 | 醉 | 金 | 迷 | |
| Literally: “intoxicated by paper and mesmerised by gold”. | |||||
Etymology
From the story of the Tang-dynasty person Meng Fu (孟斧) recorded in Qing Yi Lu (《清異錄》).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzuìjīnmí
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhzuèijinmí
- Wade–Giles: chih3-tsui4-chin1-mi2
- Yale: jř-dzwèi-jīn-mí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyytzueyjinmi
- Palladius: чжицзуйцзиньми (čžiczujczinʹmi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 zeoi3 gam1 mai4
- Yale: jí jeui gām màih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 dzoey3 gam1 mai4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 zêu3 gem1 mei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
紙醉金迷
- to indulge in a life of luxury and dissipation