眠
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See also: 眼
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Han character
眠 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 月山口女心 (BURVP), four-corner 67047, composition ⿰目民)
Derived characters
- 𪦓, 𬧆, 𥋹, 𭿱, 𥉦, 𮐊, 𥌱
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 805, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23240
- Dae Jaweon: page 1221, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2483, character 3
- Unihan data for U+7720
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *miːn) : semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 民 (OC *min) – close your eyes and go to sleep.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): mêng
- Eastern Min (BUC): mìng / mièng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6mi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mián
- Wade–Giles: mien2
- Yale: myán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mian
- Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: min4
- Yale: mìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: min4
- Guangdong Romanization: min4
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: men3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐben²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: min2
- Sinological IPA: /min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /meiŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mìng / mièng
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ⁵³/, /mieŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
Note:
- mìng - vernacular;
- mièng - literary.
- bîn - vernacular;
- biân - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ming5 / mêng5 / mung5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mîng / mêng / mûng
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ⁵⁵/, /meŋ⁵⁵/, /muŋ⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
- ming5 - literary (Chaozhou);
- mêng5 - literary (Jieyang);
- mung5 - vernacular.
Note:
Note:
- Middle Chinese: men
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*mˤi[n]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*miːn/
Definitions
眠
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 寢, 臥 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 躺, 臥, 躺臥 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 躺, 歪 |
| Taiwan | 躺 | |
| Singapore | 躺 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 躺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 睡, 躺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 躺, 睡 |
| Wuhan | 睡 | |
| Guilin | 躺 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 躺, 睡 |
| Hefei | 睡, 躺 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瞓 |
| Hong Kong | 瞓 | |
| Taishan | 眠 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 眠 | |
| Yangjiang | 睡 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 瞓 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 睏 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 眠, 抗 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 睡 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 眠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 睡 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 睡 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 睡 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 躺, 睡 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 倒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 倒 |
| Quanzhou | 倒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 倒 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 倒 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 倒 | |
| Chaozhou | 倒 | |
| Shantou | 夗 | |
| Jieyang | 夗 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 睏 |
| Wenzhou | 翻, 倒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 睏 |
| Shuangfeng | 睏 | |
Compounds
- 一夜無眠／一夜无眠
- 三眠
- 不眠不休 (bùmiánbùxiū)
- 人工冬眠
- 休眠 (xiūmián)
- 休眠期
- 休眠火山 (xiūmián huǒshān)
- 停眠整宿
- 催眠 (cuīmián)
- 催眠劑／催眠剂 (cuīmiánjì)
- 催眠曲 (cuīmiánqǔ)
- 催眠術／催眠术 (cuīmiánshù)
- 冬眠 (dōngmián)
- 初眠
- 夏眠 (xiàmián)
- 失眠 (shīmián)
- 孤眠
- 孤眠獨宿／孤眠独宿
- 安眠 (ānmián)
- 安眠藥／安眠药 (ānmiányào)
- 成眠 (chéngmián)
- 我醉欲眠
- 抱虎而眠
- 抵足而眠
- 永眠 (yǒngmián)
- 沉眠 (chénmián)
- 牛眠地
- 眠川
- 眠床 (miánchuáng)
- 眠思夢想／眠思梦想
- 眠琴綠陰／眠琴绿阴
- 眩眠
- 眠花宿柳
- 眠花臥柳／眠花卧柳
- 眠花醉柳
- 眠輿／眠舆
- 眠雲／眠云
- 眠霜臥雪／眠霜卧雪
- 眠鷗宿鷺／眠鸥宿鹭
- 睏眠／困眠
- 睡眠 (shuìmián)
- 睡眠療法／睡眠疗法
- 立盹行眠
- 臥月眠霜／卧月眠霜
- 臥雪眠霜／卧雪眠霜
- 蠶眠／蚕眠 (cánmián)
- 行眠立盹
- 貓鼠同眠／猫鼠同眠
- 長眠／长眠 (chángmián)
- 陷眠 (hām-bîn) (Min Nan)
- 高枕而眠
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
- Wade–Giles: mien3
- Yale: myǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
- Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
眠
- Only used in 眠娗.
References
- “眠”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
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