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起床氣

简起床气 · 繁起床氣

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ chuáng qì

grumpiness resulting from poor sleep; irritability in the morning

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起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
床: chuáng · bed, couch; framework, chassis
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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3–2–4 · qi3 chuang2 qi4

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noun

grumpiness after one wakes up from sleep or after one's sleep is interrupted; morning grumpiness; waking up on the wrong side of the bed

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