Chinese
[edit]| to sleep | sleep soundly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (睡寐) | 睡 | 寐 | |
| simp. #(睡寐) | 睡 | 寐 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuìmèi
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuèimèi
- Wade–Giles: shui4-mei4
- Yale: shwèi-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueymey
- Palladius: шуймэй (šujmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
[edit]睡寐
- (literary) to doze
- 京邑衣冠，疲勞講肄，厭聞清談，對之睡寐；見我家兄，莫不驚視。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Western Jin, 魯褒, 錢神論
- Jīngyì yīguān, píláo jiǎngyì, yàn wén qīngtán, duì zhī shuìmèi; jiàn wǒ jiāxiōng, mòbù jīng shì. [Pinyin]
- The gentry of the capital are tired of discussing their studies, and they are fed up with listening to qingtan; when faced with these they sleep. When they see my dear elder brother, [money,] not one of them is not startled and looking at him.
京邑衣冠，疲劳讲肄，厌闻清谈，对之睡寐；见我家兄，莫不惊视。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]