醉翁

zuìwēng

noun

Meanings

1 old drunkard; old tippler
2 the Old Drunkard, the name Ouyang Xiu gave himself

欧阳修 Ōuyáng Xiū Ouyang Xiu · writer, 1007–1072

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

街角坐着一个醉翁，嘴里不知在嘟囔什么。

Jiējiǎo zuò zhe yí ge zuìwēng, zuǐ lǐ bù zhī zài dūnang shénme.

An old drunk sat on the street corner, mumbling something to himself.

HSK 7-9

欧阳修被贬到滁州后，自号醉翁。

Ōuyáng Xiū bèi biǎndào Chúzhōu hòu, zìhào Zuìwēng.

After he was demoted to Chuzhou, Ouyang Xiu took the name the Old Drunkard.

Tips

culture

欧阳修's essay 《醉翁亭记》 (The Old Drunkard's Pavilion) gave the saying 醉翁之意不在酒, "the old drunkard's mind is not on the wine" but on the hills and streams. It is now said of anyone with an ulterior motive.

Stroke Order

醉 zuì

翁 wēng