dead drunk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
dead drunk; extremely intoxicated
literaryA literary and archaic term, almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase '酕醄大醉'. It describes a state of complete inebriation.
Zuó昨
yè夜
yǔ与
yǒu友
chàng畅
yǐn饮
，
guī归
jiā家
shí时
yǐ已
shì是
máo酕
táo醄
dà大
zuì醉
。
Last night I drank freely with friends and returned home dead drunk.
Tā他
hěn很
shǎo少
yǐn饮
jiǔ酒
，
ǒu偶
ěr尔
yī一
cì次
biàn便
hē喝
dé得
máo酕
táo醄
dà大
zuì醉
。
He rarely drinks, but on the rare occasion he does, he gets completely drunk.