紙醉金迷

Chinese

		paper	intoxicated	metal; gold; money	bewilder; crazy about; fan bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
trad. (紙醉金迷)		紙	醉	金	迷
simp. (纸醉金迷)		纸	醉	金	迷
Literally: “intoxicated by paper and mesmerised by gold”.

Etymology

From the story of the Tang-dynasty person Meng Fu (孟斧) recorded in Qing Yi Lu (《清異錄》).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐzuìjīnmí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zeoi³ gam¹ mai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzuìjīnmí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhzuèijinmí
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-tsui⁴-chin¹-mi²
    • Yale: jř-dzwèi-jīn-mí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyytzueyjinmi
    • Palladius: чжицзуйцзиньми (čžiczujczinʹmi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² zeoi³ gam¹ mai⁴
    • Yale: jí jeui gām màih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzoey³ gam¹ mai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² zêu³ gem¹ mei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

紙醉金迷

1. to indulge in a life of luxury and dissipation