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夜遊症

简夜游症 · 繁夜遊症

Mandarin · pinyin yè yóu zhèng

somnambulism
sleepwalking

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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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4–2–4 · ye4 you2 zheng4

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