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1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)

不醉不归

bù zuì bù guī

1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
2 let's make a night of it!

今朝有酒今朝醉

jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

1 to live in the moment (idiom)
2 to live every day as if it were one's last
3 to enjoy while one can

吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

Sample Sentences

嗯！对对对！我好像也看过，呐！就好比说...你还记得结婚那天你喝醉酒，最后把你扛回家的是谁吗？

ng4 ！duìduìduì ！wǒ hǎoxiàng yě kàn guò ，nà ！jiù hǎobǐ shuō ...nǐ hái jìde jiéhūn nà tiān nǐ hēzuì jiǔ ，zuìhòu bǎ nǐ káng huíjiā de shì shéi ma ？

Yes, that's right! I think I read it too! So it's like... do you still remember who carried you home in the end when you got drunk on our wedding day?

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我们可是拼了命拦住你，你不知道喝醉的人力气多大！

wǒmen kě shì pīn le mìng lánzhù nǐ ，nǐ bù zhīdào hēzuì de rén lìqi duō dà ！

We tried everything to stop you. Don't you know how strong drunks are?

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下次去我家隔壁的酒馆喝酒吧，如果我又喝醉，就可以直接把我丢回家。

xiàcì qù wǒjiā gébì de jiǔguǎn hējiǔ ba ，rúguǒ wǒ yòu hēzuì ，jiù kěyǐ zhíjiē bǎ wǒ diū huíjiā 。

Next time let's go to the bar next to my house to drink. That way if I get drunk, you can just dump me at home directly.

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喝什么喝，你都喝醉了！客户已经走了。

hē shénme hē ，nǐ dōu hēzuì le ！kèhù yǐjīng zǒu le 。

What do you mean ”drink“? You're totally drunk! The client already left.

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代驾安全吗？会不会看胖子喝醉了，趁机抢劫？

dàijià ānquán ma ？huì bu huì kàn pàngzi hēzuì le ，chènjī qiǎngjié ？

Are those designated drivers safe? Will they see how drunk fatty is and take advantage of him and rob him?

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你喝醉了吧？是不是幻觉？

nǐ hēzuì le ba ？shì bu shì huànjué ？

Are you drunk? Are you hallucinating?

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不是，昨晚喝醉了。

bùshì ，zuówǎn hēzuì le 。

No, I got drunk last night.

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不是不是。我小时候喝酒一般是在过年的时候。过春节很多亲戚朋友在一起吃饭喝酒，大人们特别喜欢逗小孩子喝酒。有一次我都喝醉了。

bùshì bùshì 。wǒ xiǎo shíhou hējiǔ yībān shì zài guònián de shíhou 。guò chūnjié hěn duō qīnqi péngyou zàiyīqǐ chīfàn hējiǔ ，dàrenmen tèbié xǐhuan dòu xiǎo háizi hējiǔ 。yǒuyīcì wǒ dōu hēzuì le 。

No, no. When I was little, I often drank alcohol during New Year. While celebrating Spring Festival, family and friends eat and drink alcohol together. Adults especially like to tease the kids by getting them to drink alcohol. Once I was completely drunk.

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这个嘛，我觉得你可以看看他需要什么。比如，你可以给他们一个面包。一般职业乞丐根本不要这些东西，他们有的是钱可以买好吃的。总之，尽量不要给钱。特别是像你这样的外国人，经常不明白情况，容易成为他们的目标。我听说，还有乞丐专门守在酒吧门口，等你喝醉了走出来，问你要钱呢。

zhè ge ma ，wǒ juéde nǐ kěyǐ kàn kan tā xūyào shénme 。bǐrú ，nǐ kěyǐ gěi tāmen yī gè miànbāo 。yībān zhíyè qǐgài gēnběn bù yào zhèxiē dōngxi ，tāmen yǒudeshì qián kěyǐ mǎi hǎochī de 。zǒngzhī ，jǐnliàng bù yào gěi qián 。tèbié shì xiàng nǐ zhèyàng de wàiguórén ，jīngcháng bù míngbai qíngkuàng ，róngyì chéngwéi tāmen de mùbiāo 。wǒ tīngshuō ，háiyǒu qǐgài zhuānmén shǒu zài jiǔbā ménkǒu ，děng nǐ hēzuì le zǒu chūlái ，wèn nǐ yàoqián ne 。

Yeah, I think you can look at what they need. For example, you can give them a piece of bread. Most professional beggars don't want these kinds of things; they've got money to buy something good to eat. In short, try not to give money. Especially for foreigners like you, who often don't understand the situation, it's easy to become a target. I've heard some beggars specialize in hanging around the doors of bars, waiting for you to come out drunk and asking you for money.

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Greg说他喝醉酒很可爱，一点都不可怕。

Greg shuō tā hēzuì jiǔ hěn kě ài ，yīdiǎn dōu bù kěpà 。

Greg says that he's very cute when he's drunk and not scary at all.

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