talking in one's sleep; fantasy; nonsense
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
words spoken during sleep; somniloquy
A physiological phenomenon where the speech center remains active during sleep. Also called 梦呓.
Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
shuō说
mèng梦
huà话
，
bǎ把
wǒ我
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
le了
。
He was talking in his sleep last night and woke me up.
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
ǒu偶
ěr尔
shuō说
mèng梦
huà话
shì是
zhèng正
cháng常
de的
。
The doctor says talking in one's sleep occasionally is normal.
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Wǒ我
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
jīng经
cháng常
shuō说
mèng梦
huà话
。
I often talked in my sleep when I was a child.
noun
fantasy; unrealistic talk; nonsense
Used metaphorically to describe ideas, plans, or promises that are completely impractical or impossible to achieve.
Tā他
xiǎng想
yī一
yè夜
bào暴
fù富
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
shuō说
mèng梦
huà话
。
He wants to get rich overnight; that's just pure fantasy.
Bù不
nǔ努
lì力
jiù就
xiǎng想
chéng成
gōng功
，
nà那
dōu都
shì是
mèng梦
huà话
。
Thinking you can succeed without working hard is nonsense.
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Tā他
de的
jì计
huà划
tuō脱
lí离
xiàn现
shí实
，
dà大
jiā家
tīng听
le了
dōu都
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
mèng梦
huà话
。
His plan is divorced from reality; everyone who heard it thought it was unrealistic talk.