如痴如醉

Chinese

		as (if); such as	imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	as (if); such as	intoxicated
trad. (如痴如醉/如癡如醉)		如	痴/癡	如	醉
simp. (如痴如醉)		如	痴	如	醉
variant forms		如醉如痴
Literally: “as if stupefied, as if drunk”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rúchīrúzuì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ ci¹ jyu⁴ zeoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rúchīrúzuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruchyrutzuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ ci¹ jyu⁴ zeoi³
  - Yale: yùh chī yùh jeui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ tsi¹ jy⁴ dzoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ qi¹ yu⁴ zêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡ʃɵy̯³³/

Idiom

如痴如醉

in ecstasies over; intoxicated by something; enchanted; carried away; spellbound; fascinated

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