tooironic Posted November 21, 2009 at 02:53 PM Report Posted November 21, 2009 at 02:53 PM Anyone know the etymology for the word 宿醉 ("hangover")? According to Wenlin, 宿 can mean "to stay overnight" (住宿) and "long-standing" (宿愿 - "long-cherished wish"), amongst other things. Taking this into account, can someone please explain how one of the meanings (which either it is) connects with 醉 ("drunk")? Cheers. Quote
chrix Posted November 21, 2009 at 02:57 PM Report Posted November 21, 2009 at 02:57 PM this is what the 教育部 dictionary says: 隔夜的。如：「宿雨」、「宿醉」。鏡花緣˙第四回：「睡到黎明，宿酒已消。」 Quote
jennychen Posted November 21, 2009 at 03:03 PM Report Posted November 21, 2009 at 03:03 PM 宿fron 宿醉 means past or overnight Quote
wearjoy Posted November 21, 2009 at 05:36 PM Report Posted November 21, 2009 at 05:36 PM 宿(su) has another pronunciation siu, that means overnight, eg: 你一宿都没有回来。 so 宿 and 醉 together mean a status that someone drunk too much to awake overnight. Quote
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