ming4酩
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Yalemìhng
Definition
Drunk, tipsy, or intoxicated.
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How it's used
酩 is almost exclusively used in the four character idiom 酩酊大醉 to describe someone who is extremely intoxicated. It is not used as a standalone verb or adjective in daily speech. Using it outside of this specific idiom will sound unnatural or overly literary to native speakers.
Related words
Common phrases
dead drunk
Common mistake
Learners often try to use 酩 as a direct synonym for 醉, but it is not interchangeable. Always keep it within the fixed expression 酩酊大醉 to avoid sounding awkward.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
