somniloquy; talk in one's sleep; impractical talk
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
talk in one's sleep; somniloquy
literaryA technical or literary term for the phenomenon of speaking while asleep.
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
tā他
dà大
hǎn喊
dà大
jiào叫
，
xiàng像
shì是
zài在
shuō说
mèng梦
yì呓
。
Last night he was yelling as if he was talking in his sleep.
Yī医
shēng生
wèn问
tā他
shì是
fǒu否
yǒu有
mèng梦
yì呓
de的
xí习
guàn惯
。
The doctor asked him if he had a habit of talking in his sleep.
noun
impractical talk; nonsense; wild fantasy
literaryUsed metaphorically to criticize statements that are as unrealistic or incoherent as sleep-talk.
Tā他
de的
jì计
huà划
bù不
guò过
shì是
chī痴
rén人
shuō说
mèng梦
，
chún纯
shǔ属
mèng梦
yì呓
。
His plan is nothing but an idiot's fantasy, pure nonsense.
Nà那
xiē些
tuō脱
lí离
xiàn现
shí实
de的
kōng空
xiǎng想
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
mèng梦
yì呓
。
Those unrealistic fantasies are no different from talking in one's sleep.