wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
Characters in this word
7醉
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intoxicated
- Pinyin
- zuì
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 3986 of 2500
翁
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surname Weng
- Pinyin
- Wēng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 26016 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
意
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(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense, (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind, (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8987 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
在
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to exist; to be alive, (of sb or sth) to be (located) at, (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- Pinyin
- zài
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 6 of 2500
酒
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wine (esp. rice wine), liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage, CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 931 of 2500