zuìxiāng

醉乡

Word · NounTraditional醉鄉

drunken stupor; land of intoxication

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a drowsy, confused state after heavy drinking; drunken stupor; (literary) the land of intoxication

literary

Often used in literary or poetic contexts to describe a deep state of intoxication, likening it to entering another realm. Commonly collocates with verbs like 沉入, 进入, and 飘入.

Tā他
yī一
bēi杯
jiē接
yī一
bēi杯
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
chén沉
rù入
le了
zuì醉
xiāng乡
 。

He drank one cup after another until he finally sank into a drunken stupor.

Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
shí时
 ,
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
dú独
zì自
piāo飘
rù入
zuì醉
xiāng乡
 。

In the quiet of the night, he would often drift alone into the land of intoxication.

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Zhè这
bēi杯
jiǔ酒
xià下
dù肚
 ,
tā他
biàn便
jìn进
rù入
le了
zuì醉
xiāng乡
 。

After downing this glass of wine, he entered a drunken reverie.