noun
tipsy lurch; reeling gait; staggering walk
A yojijukugo describing the unsteady, swaying walk of a drunk person. Literary and somewhat rare; not used in everyday conversation.
彼は酒に酔って、酔歩蹣跚の態で家に帰った。
He went home with a tipsy lurch after drinking.
千鳥足 is a more common and colloquial term for a staggering, drunken walk, whereas 酔歩蹣跚 is a literary yojijukugo.
A yojijukugo combining 酔歩 (drunken steps) and 蹣跚 (staggering, reeling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived expression.