Intoxication - Meitei

Japanese: 酩酊 - めいてい

〘Noun〙 (formerly also called "meidei") A state in which the cerebrum becomes mildly paralyzed due to excessive drinking or drug use, self-control and judgment are impaired, and one feels delusional. A state of being drunk. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 17, poem about a trip on the third day of late spring "Intoxicated, my heart is forgotten, _he _and _I are intoxicated, and there is nowhere to go _{, nothing} _to drink." ※Bunmeihon Setsuyoshu (mid-Muromachi period) "Intoxicated, Mayday, I will also drink sake (Sanyo Gaishu)" ※Ukigumo (1887-89)〈Futabatei Shimei〉 2 "He seemed extremely intoxicated, giving off an unbearable scent of ripe persimmons" 〔Jin Shu - Shanjian Biography〕

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (古くは「めいでい」とも) 過度の飲酒や薬物の吸飲などで、大脳が軽い麻痺を起こし、自己抑制や判断力が低下し、誇大妄想的気分になった状態。酔っぱらった状態。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一七・晩春三日遊覧詩「縦酔陶心忘_二彼我_一酩酊無_三処不_二淹留_一」※文明本節用集（室町中）「酩酊メイデイ沉酔義也又作茗〔山谷外集〕」※浮雲（1887‐89）〈二葉亭四迷〉二「余程酩酊してゐると見えて鼻持のならぬ程の熟柿臭い香をさせ乍ら」〔晉書‐山簡伝〕

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