醉翁之意不在酒

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 and words in 醉翁之意不在酒

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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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)
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
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Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
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idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
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Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
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elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)
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wine-lover / drinker / toper / drunkard
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased
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Words with 醉翁之意不在酒

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Sentences with 醉翁之意不在酒

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