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寱

Character · Verb · NounTraditional囈

ravings; to talk in one's sleep

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to talk in one's sleep; to mutter while asleep

literary

Often used in literary or formal contexts. Can combine with 梦 to form 梦呓.

Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
 ，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
tā他
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
yì呓
yǔ语
 。

In the dead of night, one could only hear him talking in his sleep.

Hái孩
zi子
fā发
zhe着
gāo高
shāo烧
 ，
zuǐ嘴
lǐ里
bù不
duàn断
yì呓
yǔ语
 。

The child had a high fever and kept muttering deliriously.

2.

noun

ravings; delirious speech; wild talk

literary

Used metaphorically to describe unrealistic or crazy ideas. Often appears in set phrases.

Zhè这
xiē些
jì计
huà划
bù不
guò过
shì是
chī痴
rén人
shuō说
mèng梦
 ，
chún纯
shǔ属
yì呓
yǔ语
 。

These plans are nothing but the ravings of a madman, pure delirium.

Tā他
zài在
fā发
gāo高
shāo烧
shí时
shuō说
de的
dōu都
shì是
yì呓
yǔ语
 ，
dāng当
bù不
dé得
zhēn真
 。

What he said during his high fever was all delirious talk and should not be taken seriously.