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洗洗睡

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ xǐ shuì

to have a shower and go to bed
(fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up on sth unrealistic; to stop kidding oneself; (used dismissively, typically as 洗洗睡吧 xǐ xǐ shuì ba) keep dreaming

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洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
睡: shuì · sleep, doze

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3–3–4 · xi3 xi3 shui4

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(neologism, slang, humorous) to put one's mind at rest; to stop wasting one's energy on something; to give up on an idea

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