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午
覺
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觉
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Jyutping
ng5 gaau3
Pinyin
wǔ jiào
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
siesta
afternoon nap
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
afternoon nap; siesta (Classifier: 個/个 m)
(syn.) 晌覺, 中覺, 晌午覺, 午覺, 晏晝覺, 午睡, 晏覺
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
此外,中国人喜欢睡午觉。
此外,中國人喜歡睡午覺。
cǐ wài , zhōng guó rén xǐ huan shuì wǔ jiào 。
What's more, Chinese people like taking naps.
On top of that, the Chinese like taking naps.
Mandarin
我睡午觉的时候做了个怪梦。
我睡午覺的時候做了個怪夢。
wǒ shuì wǔ jiào de shí hou zuò le gè guài mèng 。
While napping, I had a strange dream.
Mandarin
玛丽在睡午觉呢。
瑪麗在睡午覺呢。
mǎ lì zài shuì wǔ jiào ne 。
Mary is having a siesta.
Mary is having a kip after lunch.
Mary is having a sleep after lunch.
Mary is having a nap after lunch.
Mary is having a snooze after lunch.
Mandarin
对不起,我在睡午觉,没听到你按门铃。
對不起,我在睡午覺,沒聽到你按門鈴。
duì bu qǐ , wǒ zài shuì wǔ jiào , méi tīng dào nǐ àn mén líng 。
Sorry, I was taking a nap and didn't hear you ring the doorbell.