醉翁之意不在酒

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

醉
zuì = zu + ei4
intoxicated
醉 = 卒 + 酉 : Zapatista Zebra (zu), the rooster (酉) and the soldier (卒) all drank too much (醉). Now, they are standing on top of each other (like the town musicians of Bremen: the rooster on top of the soldier, the soldier on top of the zebra) and puking into the Eiffel Tower's toilet (ei4) in turns.
醉
翁
wine-lover / drinker / toper / drunkard
翁
we̅ng = w + (e)ng1
elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)
翁 = 公 + 羽 : Willy Walrus (w) is driving his old man (翁) in a bus (公) full of feathers (羽) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
之
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
意
yì = y + Ø4
Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
意 = 心 + 音 : Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.
意
yì = y + Ø4
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
意 = 心 + 音 : Maud Younger had a desire for new loudspeakers ever since she boarded the space station. Today she wants to anticipate what will be in the next supply shipment, so in the bathroom she stares into her crystal ball, and indeed sees the desired loudspeakers. She falls in love instantly, feeling her heart pounding heavily.
意
yì = y + Ø4
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
在
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased
在
zài = z + ai4
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
在 = 一 + 亻 + 土 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".
酒
jiǔ = ji + ou3
wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
酒 = 氵 + 酉 : The rooster and Maud Younger are downing some baijiu in the outhouse. Maud Younger doesn't notice though that the rooster is hiding a bottle of water behind him and every time when Maud is not looking he replaces his booze with water.

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