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醉醺醺 (zuì xūn xūn) — dead drunk, very drunk, intoxicated (vivid, reduplicated form)

Definition

A vivid, reduplicated adjective for 'dead drunk' — emphasizes the obvious, tipsy look or manner of someone. Stronger and more graphic than plain 醉.

adjective
dead drunkvery drunkintoxicated (vivid, reduplicated form)

Examples

  • 醉醺醺，。
    Tā hē dé zuì xūn xūn de, lián lù dōu zǒu bù wěn le.
    He drank so much that he was dead drunk and couldn't even walk steadily.
  • ，醉醺醺。
    Zuó wǎn jù huì shàng, jǐ gè rén hē dé zuì xūn xūn.
    At last night's party, several people got very drunk.
  • 醉醺醺，。
    Tā yì liǎn zuì xūn xūn de yàng zi, ràng rén dān xīn.
    With his dead-drunk look, he made people worried.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

醉zuìdrunk
醺醺dazed
醺xūndazed醺xūndazed
重叠Reduplication

醉 gives the idea of being drunk, and 醺醺 adds a vivid sense of reeling.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒualcoholic drink
Sound part声符shēngfú
卒
卒zú醉zuì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

醉 combines 酉, a sign for alcoholic drink, with 卒, which supplies the sound.

Open 醉 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
熏
熏xūn醺xūn
Same sound today

醺 combines 酉, which points to wine, with 熏, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
熏
熏xūn醺xūn
Same sound today

醺 combines 酉, which points to wine, with 熏, which gives the sound.

Appears in
Alcohol & Tobacco

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