酒気

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 酒気(しゅき) means the smell or influence of alcohol.
• Basic usage: The examples describe alcohol detected on someone's breath and a state of being under its influence.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The focus compared with 酔い
  • 酔い(よい) refers to a state of intoxication. 酒気 can also describe a smell on someone's breath, as in the first example, rather than necessarily implying visibly drunken behavior.