yawn
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Meanings
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yawn
dialectThis is a dialectal term (方), commonly used in Wu, Cantonese, and other southern dialects, equivalent to standard Mandarin 哈欠. It describes the reflex of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply when tired or sleepy.
Tā他
dǎ打
le了
yī一
gè个
dà大
dà大
de的
hē呵
qiàn欠
。
He let out a big yawn.
Shuì睡
mián眠
bù不
zú足
shí时
，
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
huì会
dǎ打
hē呵
qiàn欠
。
When sleep-deprived, people always yawn.
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Hē呵
qiàn欠
lián连
tiān天
Yawning continuously; unable to stop yawning from exhaustion.