"眾人皆醉我獨醒" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʊŋ³³ jɐn²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʊk̚² sɪŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ jɐn²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʊk̚² sɪŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zung³ jan⁴ gaai¹ zeoi³ ngo⁵ duk⁶ sing² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jhòngrén jie zuèi wǒ dú sǐng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chung⁴-jên² chieh¹ tsui⁴ wo³ tu² hsing³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jùng-rén jyē dzwèi wǒ dú syǐng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jonqren jie tzuey woo dwu shiing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чжунжэнь цзе цзуй во ду син [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžunžɛnʹ cze czuj vo du sin [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jung yàhn gāai jeui ngóh duhk síng [Cantonese, Yale], dzung³ jan⁴ gaai¹ dzoey³ ngo⁵ duk⁹ sing² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zung³ yen⁴ gai¹ zêu³ ngo⁵ dug⁶ xing² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 众人皆醉我独醒
Etymology: From Chu Ci Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 眾人皆醉我獨醒
  1. (figuratively) everyone is wrong while I am the only one correct; everyone is depraved while I am the only one virtuous Wikipedia link: Chu Ci Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 眾醉獨醒/众醉独醒, 眾醉獨醒, 众醉独醒
    Sense id: en-眾人皆醉我獨醒-zh-phrase-haP90LzL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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