今朝有酒今朝醉

Chinese

		today	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	alcoholic drink	today	intoxicated
simp. and trad. (今朝有酒今朝醉)		今朝	有	酒	今朝	醉
Literally: “If there is wine today, then today is the day to get drunk”.

Etymology

得即高歌失即休，多愁多恨亦悠悠。今朝有酒今朝醉，明日愁來明日愁。 [MSC, trad.]
得即高歌失即休，多愁多恨亦悠悠。今朝有酒今朝醉，明日愁来明日愁。 [MSC, simp.]

From: c. 833-909: Luo Yin (羅隱／罗隐), 自遣 (Self Consolation)

Dé jí gāo gē shī jí xiū, duō chóu duō hèn yì yōuyōu. Jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì, míngrì chóu lái míngrì chóu. [Pinyin]

A gain makes me sing; a loss makes me sullen. Worries and regrets are always around. If there is wine today, then today is the day to get drunk. Worry about tomorrow's worries when they come tomorrow.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄠㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄠㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ ziu¹ jau⁵ zau² gam¹ ziu¹ zeoi³
Min Nan (POJ): kim-tiau ū chiú kim-tiau chùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì [Phonetic: jīnzhāoyóujiǔjīnzhāozuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄠㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄠㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjau yeou jeou jinjau tzuey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ ziu¹ jau⁵ zau² gam¹ ziu¹ zeoi³
  - Yale: gām jīu yáuh jáu gām jīu jeui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dziu¹ jau⁵ dzau² gam¹ dziu¹ dzoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ jiu¹ yeo⁵ zeo² gem¹ jiu¹ zêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-tiau ū chiú kim-tiau chùi
  - Tâi-lô: kim-tiau ū tsiú kim-tiau tsuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimdiaw u ciuo kimdiaw zuix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ⁴⁴ u³³ t͡ɕiu⁴¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ⁴⁴ t͡sui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ⁴⁴ u³³ t͡ɕiu⁵³ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ⁴⁴ t͡sui¹¹/

Idiom

今朝有酒今朝醉

describes someone with attitude of instant gratification; describes someone who never thinks about the future; here today, gone tomorrow; live for the now
- 今天的年輕人也應該為他們的後人艱苦奮鬥，不能抱著「今朝有酒今朝醉」的態度過日子。 [MSC, trad.]
  今天的年轻人也应该为他们的后人艰苦奋斗，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的态度过日子。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2005: anon, 要豪宅不要孩子白领高质量追求今朝有酒今朝醉 (They want nice homes but don't want kids, white collar workers live for the now)
  Jīntiān de niánqīngrén yě yīnggāi wèi tāmen de hòurén jiānkǔ fèndòu, bùnéng bào zhe “jīnzhāo yǒu jiǔ jīnzhāo zuì” de tàidù guò rìzi. [Pinyin]
  Today's youth must struggle diligently for the sake of those who will come after them. They must not while away their time with an attitude of here today, gone tomorrow.

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