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撒囈掙

简撒呓挣 · 繁撒囈掙

Mandarin · pinyin sā yì zheng

(coll.) to talk in one's sleep; to sleepwalk

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撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
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呓: yì · talk in one's sleep, somniloquy
挣: zhēng · strive, endeavor, struggle

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1–4–5 · sa1 yi4 zheng5

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