tuōmèng

托梦

Word · VerbTraditional託夢

dream message from spirit; supernatural dream

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

(of a deceased person's spirit) to appear in someone's dream and convey a message or request; to send a dream message

Refers to the folk belief or superstition that the dead can communicate with the living through dreams, often to express unfulfilled wishes, give warnings, or seek help.

Zuó昨
wǎn晚
qù去
shì世
de的
yé爷
ye爷
gěi给
wǒ我
tuō托
mèng梦
 ,
shuō说
tā他
zài在
nà那
biān边
hěn很
lěng冷
 。

Last night my deceased grandfather sent me a dream message saying he was cold on the other side.

Tā她
xiāng相
xìn信
mǔ母
qīn亲
tuō托
mèng梦
gěi给
tā她
shì是
wèi为
le了
tí提
xǐng醒
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
 。

She believes her mother sent her a dream message to remind her to pay attention to safety.

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Mín民
jiān间
cháng常
yǒu有
guǐ鬼
hún魂
tuō托
mèng梦
jiě解
jué决
wèi未
liǎo了
xīn心
yuàn愿
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
 。

Folklore often contains stories of ghosts sending dream messages to resolve unfulfilled wishes.