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囈語

简呓语 · 繁囈語

Mandarin · pinyin yì yǔ

to talk in one's sleep
crazy talk

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語: Look up this written character
呓: yì · talk in one's sleep, somniloquy
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–3 · yi4 yu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngai6 jyu5

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verb

to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk
(figuratively) to talk about nonsense things; to say preposterous things

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