sleep talking; somniloquy; delirious talk
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
words spoken during sleep; somniloquy
Refers literally to speech produced while sleeping, often unintelligible or fragmentary.
Tā他
fā发
zhe着
gāo高
shāo烧
，
yè夜
lǐ里
bù不
tíng停
de地
shuō说
yì呓
yǔ语
。
He had a high fever and kept talking in his sleep throughout the night.
Shì室
yǒu友
de的
yì呓
yǔ语
bǎ把
wǒ我
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
。
My roommate's sleep talking woke me up.
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Lǎo老
rén人
zài在
shuì睡
mèng梦
zhōng中
ǒu偶
ěr尔
huì会
fā发
chū出
jǐ几
jù句
yì呓
yǔ语
。
The old man occasionally utters a few words of sleep talk while dreaming.
noun
wild nonsense; irrational or delirious speech
literaryFigurative usage describing speech that is incoherent, absurd, or detached from reality. Often used in literary criticism or to dismiss ideas as fantasy.
Nǐ你
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
de的
dōu都
shì是
yì呓
yǔ语
，
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiāng相
xìn信
。
What you just said was all nonsense; nobody will believe it.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
yì呓
yǔ语
bān般
de的
xiǎng想
xiàng象
。
This article is filled with dreamlike, delirious imaginings.
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Tā他
zài在
gāo高
shāo烧
zhōng中
shuō说
zhe着
yì呓
yǔ语
，
tīng听
bù不
qīng清
zài在
jiǎng讲
shén什
me么
。
He was babbling deliriously during the high fever, and it was impossible to make out what he was saying.