如夢初醒

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to dream	initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (如夢初醒)		如	夢	初	醒
simp. (如梦初醒)		如	梦	初	醒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúmèngchūxǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ mung⁶ co¹ sing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúmèngchūxǐng
    • 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⁾/
• 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/

Idiom

如夢初醒

1. as if awakening from a dream
2. (figuratively) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality

Synonyms

• 如夢初覺／如梦初觉
• 如夢方醒／如梦方醒 (rúmèngfāngxǐng)