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醄

Character · Bound morpheme

used in 酕醄 (drunken)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound morpheme

used in the compound 酕醄; drunk; tipsy; intoxicated

literary

This character cannot be used independently. It only appears in the disyllabic compound 酕醄 (máotáo), which describes a state of deep intoxication or drunkenness.

Tā他
hē喝
de得
máo酕
táo醄
dà大
zuì醉
 ，
bù不
xǐng省
rén人
shì事
 。

He drank himself into a stupor, completely unconscious.

Jiǔ酒
xí席
shàng上
zhòng众
rén人
hē喝
de得
máo酕
táo醄
 ，
dōng东
dǎo倒
xī西
wāi歪
 。

At the banquet, everyone was roaring drunk, swaying and stumbling.