lead a befuddled life as if drunk or in a dream(zuì shēng mèng sǐ)

lead a befuddled life as if drunk or in a dream

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Zu ì sh ē NGM è ngs ǐ, which means to live in a daze like drunkenness and dreams. It comes from Zhu Xi's primary school in Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Living in a daze like drunkenness and dreams.

The origin of Idioms

The fifth volume of Zhu Xi's primary school in Song Dynasty leads Cheng Hao to say: "although he is talented and wise, he is good at seeing and hearing, drunk and dreaming, and unconscious."

Idiom usage

It refers to people's attitude towards life

Examples

All those who have a will should not spend their time in a muddle.

Cheng Yi of the Song Dynasty wrote in his "Mr. Mingdao's deeds" that "although he is talented and wise, he is good at seeing and hearing, drunk and dreaming, and unconscious."

Song Wei Liao Weng's "water melody song head" Han Jiakou CI: "guests also smile, how much drunk life and dream of death, turn the head into Egypt."

Zhao Bi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the debate on the two religions: "so he made the stupid people listen to their evil birth, give up the right and follow the evil, get drunk and dream of death unconsciously. Before the three dynasties of Yao and Shun, there was no such teaching. "

The 25th chapter of three chivalrous men and five righteousness by Shi Yukun of Qing Dynasty

Chapter 6: after the signing of the peace treaty between France and Vietnam that year, some of the Chinese people who understood the national situation naturally wanted to be complacent, while those who resented diplomacy were fooled. However, a group of high-ranking officials and dignitaries who were intoxicated with life and dream of death were all in high spirits, singing and dancing.

Chinese PinYin : zuì shēng mèng sǐ