一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
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1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
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2 to get plastered
不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
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1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
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2 let's make a night of it!
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
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1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
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1 to live in the moment (idiom)
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2 to live every day as if it were one's last
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3 to enjoy while one can
如痴如醉
rú chī rú zuì
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1 lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
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2 fig. intoxicated by sth
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3 obsessed with
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4 mad about sth
如醉如痴
rú zuì rú chī
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1 lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
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2 intoxicated by sth
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3 obsessed with
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4 mad about sth
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5 also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[rú chī rú zuì]
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
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1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
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1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
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1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
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2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
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1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò
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1 lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
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2 fig. elusive
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
纸醉金迷
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
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1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
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1 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
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2 to deceive people
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3 to scam
醉生梦死
zuì shēng mèng sǐ
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1 as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
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2 in a drunken stupor
醉翁之意不在酒
zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ
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1 wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
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2 having an ulterior motive
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3 to have other things in mind
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4 with an ax to grind
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5 accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
金迷纸醉
jīn mí zhǐ zuì
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1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury