醉死梦生 zuì sǐ mèng shēng Drunken death, dream life

Explanation

形容生活庸碌，没有目标，浑浑噩噩地度日。

Describes a dull, aimless life spent in drunkenness and dreams.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个书生名叫李白，他自幼聪颖，诗词歌赋样样精通。然而，他却是个性情中人，不喜功名利禄。一日，他泛舟西湖，湖光山色美不胜收，李白不禁醉酒高歌，吟诗作赋，好不快活。他日日如此，沉醉于山水之间，醉酒作诗，好不快活。然而，他年过而立，却一事无成，心中不禁有些失落。一日，一位老友前来拜访，见他如此醉生梦死，便劝诫道：人生苦短，莫要虚度光阴，应有所作为。李白听后沉默良久，才缓缓说道：我本不愿与世俗同流合污，只愿醉卧山水间，享受这片刻的宁静。老友听后，叹息一声，默默离开。李白继续他的醉酒人生，却时常想起老友的话，心中五味杂陈。他终生未能摆脱醉死梦生，最终留下无数传世名篇，却也留下了人生的遗憾。

huà shuō Táng cháo shí qī, yǒu gè shū shēng míng jiào Lǐ Bái, tā zì yòu cōng yǐng, shī cí gē fù yàng yàng jīng tōng. rán ér, tā què shì gè xìng qíng zhōng rén, bù xǐ gōng míng lì lù. yī rì, tā fàn zhōu Xī Hú, hú guāng shān sè měi bù shèng shōu, Lǐ Bái bù jīn zuì jiǔ gāo gē, yín shī zuò fù, hǎo bù kuài huó. tā rì rì rú cǐ, chén zuì yú shān shuǐ zhī jiān, zuì jiǔ zuò shī, hǎo bù kuài huó. rán ér, tā nián guò ér lì, què yī shì wú chéng, xīn zhōng bù jīn yǒu xiē shī luò. yī rì, yī wèi lǎo yǒu qíng lái bài fǎng, jiàn tā rú cǐ zuì shēng mèng sǐ, biàn quàn jiè dào: rén shēng kǔ duǎn, mò yào xū dù guāng yīn, yīng yǒu suǒ zuò wéi. Lǐ Bái tīng hòu chén mò liáng jiǔ, cái huǎn huǎn shuō dào: wǒ běn bù yuàn yǔ shì sú tóng liú hé wū, zhǐ yuàn zuì wò shān shuǐ jiān, xiǎng shòu zhè piàn kè de níng jìng. lǎo yǒu tīng hòu, tàn xī yī shēng, mò mò lí kāi. Lǐ Bái jì xù tā de zuì jiǔ rén shēng, què shí cháng xiǎng qǐ lǎo yǒu de huà, xīn zhōng wǔ wèi zá chén. tā zhōng shēng wèi néng tuǒ bǎ zuì sǐ mèng shēng, zuì zhōng liú xià wú shù chuán shì míng piān, què yě liú xià le rén shēng de yí hàn.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Bai, who was intelligent from a young age and proficient in poetry and literature. However, he was a man of temperament and did not like fame or fortune. One day, he sailed on West Lake, and the beautiful scenery was breathtaking. Li Bai couldn't help but get drunk and sing songs, composing poems happily. He did this every day, intoxicated by the mountains and rivers, writing poems in his drunkenness. However, he had accomplished nothing by the time he was over thirty, and a sense of loss crept into his heart. One day, an old friend came to visit. Seeing his drunken and dreamy life, his friend advised him: Life is short, don't waste your time, do something meaningful. After hearing this, Li Bai fell silent for a long time and said slowly: I do not want to conform to worldly customs, I would rather be intoxicated in the mountains and rivers, and enjoy this moment of tranquility. His friend sighed and left silently. Li Bai continued his drunken life but often recalled his friend's words, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He never managed to escape his life of drunken dreams, and while he left behind many famous masterpieces, there was regret in his life too.

Usage

用于形容人生活没有目标，浑浑噩噩。

yòng yú xiáoróng rén shēnghuó méiyǒu mùbiāo, hún hún è è

Used to describe someone who lives a life without goals, aimlessly.

Examples

• 他醉死梦生，不思进取。

  tā zuì sǐ mèng shēng, bù sī jìn qǔ

  He lives a life of drunken dreams, without striving for progress.

• 年轻人应该有目标，不要醉死梦生。

  nián qīng rén yīng gāi yǒu mù biāo, bù yào zuì sǐ mèng shēng

  Young people should have goals and not live in drunkenness and dreams.

Related Idioms

• 醉生梦死

• 昏昏噩噩

Opposite Idioms

• 积极进取

• 奋发图强