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In Yakuza Judgement, a person (who allegedly committed murder) was described
with the phrase "酩酊状態にあった" (they were found in a state of drunkenness).
However, the official subs translate/localize this as "[he] was drunk out of
his mind". So I was wondering, what level of inebriation does 酩酊 (meitei)
imply? Is it just plain "drunk", or something stronger, like "shit-faced" or
"piss-drunk"?
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Connotation of 酩酊 (meitei), meaning "drunkenness"?
It means usually _very drunk_ , the state of being still conscious and barely
able to walk.

There are technical definitions [by Ministry of Health, Labor and
Welfare](https://www.e-healthnet.mhlw.go.jp/information/dictionary/alcohol/ya-020.html):

> 酩酊初期（血中アルコール濃度110～150mg/dl） 症状：気が大きくなる、立てばふらつく
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> 酩酊極期（血中アルコール濃度160～300mg/dl） 症状：何度も同じことをしゃべる、千鳥足

血中アルコール濃度 should be
[BAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content), but not sure if
they are exactly the same thing.

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Not that people use 酩酊 according to the technical definition, but generally it
is understood as 'very drunk but not alarmingly so*.
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