醉翁之意不在酒

Chinese

intoxicated elderly person 's; him/her/it; this
idea; meaning; wish
idea; 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) 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:

醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之間也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之间也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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: tsui4-wêng1-chih1-i4 pu4 tsai4 chiu3
      • 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 (key): /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 		/t͡siuɪH/ /ʔuŋ/ /t͡ɕɨ/ /ʔɨH/ /pɨu/ /pɨuX/ /pɨut̚/ /d͡zʌiX/ /d͡zʌiH/ /t͡sɨuX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʷiH/ /ʔuŋ/ /t͡ɕɨ/ /ʔɨH/ /piu/ /piuX/ /piut̚/ /d͡zəiX/ /d͡zəiH/ /t͡siuX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sjuɪH/ /ʔuŋ/ /t͡ɕie/ /ʔieH/ /piəu/ /piəuX/ /piuət̚/ /d͡zɒiX/ /d͡zɒiH/ /t͡siəuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡swiH/ /ʔəwŋ/ /cɨ/ /ʔɨH/ /puw/ /puwX/ /put̚/ /d͡zəjX/ /d͡zəjH/ /t͡suwX/
Li
Rong 		/t͡suiH/ /ʔuŋ/ /t͡ɕiə/ /ʔiəH/ /piu/ /piuX/ /piuət̚/ /d͡zᴀiX/ /d͡zᴀiH/ /t͡siuX/
Wang
Li 		/t͡swiH/ /uŋ/ /t͡ɕĭə/ /ĭəH/ /pĭəu/ /pĭəuX/ /pĭuət̚/ /d͡zɒiX/ /d͡zɒiH/ /t͡sĭəuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡swiH/ /ʔuŋ/ /t͡ɕi/ /ʔiH/ /pi̯ə̯u/ /pi̯ə̯uX/ /pi̯uət̚/ /d͡zʱɑ̆iX/ /d͡zʱɑ̆iH/ /t͡si̯ə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zuì wēng zhī yì fōu fǒu fu zài zài jiǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zeoi3 ung1 zi1 ji3 fau1 fau2 fat1 zoi6 zoi6 zau2

Idiom

醉翁之意不在酒

  1. (figuratively) to have other intentions
  2. (figuratively) to have an ulterior motive

Synonyms

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