倚酒三分醉
yǐ​jiǔ​sān​fēn​zuì

to act drunk

  • created sense approved 倚酒三分醉 · yǐ​jiǔ​sān​fēn​zuì · to act drunk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倚酒三分醉

    yǐ​jiǔ​sān​fēn​zuì

    to act drunk

    to use the excuse of having had a few drinks to behave wildly or do things one would not normally dare to do

    倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to rely on 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 三分 (literal) → 三分 · sān​fēn · somewhat 醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk

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