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 ㄐㄧㄣㄇㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zeoi³ gam¹ mai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐzuìjīnmí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄇㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyytzueyjinmi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² zeoi³ gam¹ mai⁴
  - Yale: jí jeui gām màih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzoey³ gam¹ mai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² zêu³ gem¹ mei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡ʃɵy̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

紙醉金迷

to indulge in a life of luxury and dissipation

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