搵周公

Chinese

		to search; to find	Duke of Zhou; dream
trad. (搵周公)		搵	周公
simp. (揾周公)		揾	周公
Literally: “to look for the Duke of Zhou”.

Etymology

Based on the Analects:

久矣吾不復夢見周公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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久矣吾不复梦见周公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiǔ yǐ wú bùfù mèngjiàn Zhōugōng. [Pinyin]

For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Zhou.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wan² zau¹ gung¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wan² zau¹ gung¹
    • Yale: wán jāu gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wan² dzau¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wen² zeo¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

搵周公

1. (Cantonese, humorous) to go to sleep; to fall asleep

Synonyms

• 夢見周公／梦见周公, 見周公／见周公

Related terms

• 夢見周公／梦见周公, 見周公／见周公