梦死醉生亦如是
[mèng sĭ zuì shēng yì rú shì]
A rather dramatic phrase suggesting 'Dying in Dreams, Getting Drunk in Life—It is so.' This conveys the idea of escaping harsh reality through intoxication (either literally or metaphorically) and dreaming (daydreaming or sleep-dreams), expressing disillusionment with real life and perhaps a somewhat self-deprecatory attitude toward such escapism.