睡寐

Chinese

		to sleep	sleep soundly
trad. (睡寐)		睡	寐
simp. #(睡寐)		睡	寐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuìmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuìmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuèimèi
    • Wade–Giles: shui⁴-mei⁴
    • Yale: shwèi-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueymey
    • Palladius: шуймэй (šujmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/

Verb

睡寐

1. (literary) to doze

   • 京邑衣冠，疲勞講肄，厭聞清談，對之睡寐；見我家兄，莫不驚視。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     京邑衣冠，疲劳讲肄，厌闻清谈，对之睡寐；见我家兄，莫不惊视。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Western Jin, 魯褒, 錢神論

     Jīngyì yīguān, píláo jiǎngyì, yàn wén qīngtán, duì zhī shuìmèi; jiàn wǒ jiāxiōng, mòbù jīng shì. [Pinyin]

     The gentry of the capital are tired of discussing their studies, and they are fed up with listening to qingtan; when faced with these they sleep. When they see my dear elder brother, [money,] not one of them is not startled and looking at him.