午覺

See also: 午觉

Chinese

		7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon	feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
trad. (午覺)		午	覺
simp. (午觉)		午	觉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ gaau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-kak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjiào
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujiaw
    • Palladius: уцзяо (uczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ gaau³
    • Yale: ńgh gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ kaːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-kak
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofkag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

Noun

午覺

1. afternoon nap; siesta (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 午覺 (“afternoon nap”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		午覺, 午睡
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	晌午覺, 晌覺
	Taiwan	午覺
	Harbin	晌午覺, 晌覺
	Singapore	午覺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	晌覺
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	晌午覺
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	午覺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	中覺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	晏覺
	Hong Kong	晏覺, 晏晝覺
Wu	Danyang	中覺

Derived terms

• 睡午覺／睡午觉 (shuìwǔjiào)