dead drunk; completely intoxicated
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dead drunk; completely intoxicated; stupefied with drink
literaryLiterary term almost exclusively used in the idiom 酩酊大醉. The character 酊 is pronounced dǐng in this word, differing from its pronunciation dīng in medical terms like 酊剂.
Tā他
zài在
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
hē喝
de得
mǐng酩
dǐng酊
dà大
zuì醉
。
He got dead drunk at the wedding reception.
Jǐ几
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
hē喝
de得
mǐng酩
dǐng酊
dà大
zuì醉
，
zài在
jiē街
tóu头
dà大
chǎo吵
dà大
nào闹
。
Several young people, completely intoxicated, were making a loud scene in the street.
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Zuó昨
yè夜
kuáng狂
huān欢
，
zhì至
jīn今
yóu犹
dài带
mǐng酩
dǐng酊
zhī之
yì意
。
Last night's revelry left him still feeling somewhat stupefied by wine even now.