sleeping on the road (due to intoxication)
Refers to the act of falling asleep on a street or road, typically as a result of heavy drinking. Often used in news reports or warnings about public drunkenness.
In the downtown area on weekends, there is no end to drunks sleeping on the streets.
Sleeping on the road is dangerous, so please never do it.
Compound of 路上 (road, street) and 寝 (sleep). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a descriptive term for the common sight of intoxicated people passing out on streets.