如夢初醒
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Chinese
[edit]as (if); such as | to dream | initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic |
to wake up; to awaken; to be awake | ||
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trad. (如夢初醒) | 如 | 夢 | 初 | 醒 | |
simp. (如梦初醒) | 如 | 梦 | 初 | 醒 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rúmèngchusǐng
- Wade–Giles: ju2-mêng4-chʻu1-hsing3
- Yale: rú-mèng-chū-syǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rumenqchushiing
- Palladius: жумэнчусин (žumɛnčusin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 mung6 co1 sing2
- Yale: yùh muhng chō síng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 mung6 tso1 sing2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 mung6 co1 xing2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ mʊŋ²² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]如夢初醒
- as if awakening from a dream
- (figuratively) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality