jam2 zeoi3 zau2飲醉酒饮醉酒

Jyutpingjam2 zeoi3 zau2

Yaleyám jeui jáu

Definition

To get drunk; to be intoxicated from drinking alcohol.

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How it's used

Focus on the physical state of intoxication rather than the act of drinking itself. It is common to drop the word 酒 and simply say 飲醉 when the context of alcohol is already clear. Using the full phrase 飲醉酒 adds a slightly more descriptive or emphatic tone to the situation.

Examples

keoi5佢jam2飲zeoi3醉zau2酒zi1之hau6後hou2好zung1鍾ji3意gong2講je5嘢。

He likes to talk a lot after getting drunk.

nei5你jam2飲zeoi3醉zau2酒mei6未aa4呀？m4唔hou2好zoi3再jam2飲laa3喇。

Are you drunk yet? Don't drink any more.

Common phrases

jam2飲zeoi3醉zau2酒naau6鬧si6事

to cause trouble while drunk

jam2飲zeoi3醉zau2酒au2嘔

to vomit from being drunk

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 醉酒 as a verb, but it is primarily a noun or adjective in Cantonese. Always use the verb 飲 before it to describe the action of becoming intoxicated.