醉生梦死

Traditional: 醉生夢死

zuì shēng mèng sǐ

Dictionary entry

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence

What does 醉生梦死 mean?

醉生梦死 (zuì shēng mèng sǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence

2in a drunken stupor

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醉zuìintoxicated 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 梦mèngdream (CL:場|场[chang2]) · (bound form) to dream 死sǐto die · impassable

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醉生梦死

zuì shēng mèng sǐ

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