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夢見

简梦见 · 繁夢見

Mandarin · pinyin mèng jiàn

to dream about (sth or sb)
to see in a dream

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
梦: mèng · dream; visionary; wishful
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4 · meng4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mung6 gin3

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verb

(transitive) to dream of; to dream about

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