Translingual
Han character
睏 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月山田木 (BUWD), four-corner 66000, composition ⿰目困)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 809, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23411
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2491, character 5
- Unihan data for U+774F
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 困 (OC *kʰuːns).
Pronunciation
Note: fan3 - colloquial for “to sleep”.
Definitions
睏
- sleepy; tired
- (dialectal) to sleep
- Alternative form: (Cantonese) 瞓 / 𰥛
1948, 楊工良, directed by 楊工良, 刁蠻宮主 [A Spoilt Brat][1], spoken by 徐博士 (馬師曾 [Ma Si Tsang]):
往時未結婚得覺快樂睏，如今結婚重毋得睏 [Cantonese, trad.]
往时未结婚得觉快乐困，如今结婚重毋得困 [Cantonese, simp.]- wong5 si4 mei6 git3 fan1 dak1 gaau3 faai3 lok6 fan3, jyu4 gam1 git3 fan1 zung6 mou5 dak1 fan3 [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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今阿日月娘那這呢[sic]光 照著阮歸暝攏未當睏 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
今阿日月娘那这呢[sic]光 照着阮归暝拢未当困 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- Kin-á-li̍t goe̍h-niû ná hiah-nī kng, chiò-tio̍h gún kui-mî lóng bōe-tàng khùn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Why is the moon so bright today? It's shining so brightly, I can't sleep
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 睏 (“sleepy”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of
睡覺 (“to sleep”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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睡覺, 睡, 歇覺
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| Taiwan
|
睡覺, 睡
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| Ulanhot
|
睡覺
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| Tongliao
|
睡覺
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| Chifeng
|
睡覺
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
睡覺
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| Malaysia
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睡覺, 睡
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| Singapore
|
睡覺, 睡
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| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
|
睡覺
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Weifang (Weicheng)
|
睏覺
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| Weifang (Fangzi)
|
睏覺
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| Changle
|
睏覺
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| Shouguang
|
睏覺
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| Wulian
|
睏覺
|
| Jinan
|
睡覺
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
|
睡覺, 睡
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| Weifang (Hanting)
|
睏覺
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| Changyi
|
睏覺
|
| Gaomi
|
睏覺
|
| Zhucheng
|
睏覺
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| Anqiu
|
睏覺
|
| Linqu
|
睏覺
|
| Qingzhou
|
睏覺
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| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Wanrong
|
睡
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| Xi'an
|
睡覺, 睡, 歇
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
|
睡
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| Lanyin Mandarin
|
Bayanhot
|
睡覺
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| Ürümqi
|
呼啷
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| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
睡瞌睡
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| Chongqing (Changshou)
|
睏瞌睡
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| Wuhan
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睡瞌睡, 睡
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| Guiyang
|
睡瞌睡
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| Guilin
|
睡覺
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
|
睡覺, 睡
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| Yangzhou
|
睡覺, 上蘇州 slang
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| Nantong
|
睏
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| Hefei
|
睡覺
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓記
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| Hong Kong
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瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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瞓覺
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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瞓覺
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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睡目
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
瞓覺
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| Macau
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瞓覺
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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瞓覺
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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瞓
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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瞓覺
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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瞓, 睡
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| Foshan
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瞓覺
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
瞓覺
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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瞓覺
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
瞓覺
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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瞓覺
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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瞇覺, 瞇
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| Zhongshan (Xiaolan)
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瞓覺
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| Zhongshan (Sanjiao)
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瞓
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| Zhongshan (Guzhen)
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瞓
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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瞓覺
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
瞓覺
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
瞓覺
|
| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
瞓覺
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| Taishan
|
瞓覺, 瞓
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
瞓覺
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
瞓覺
|
| Heshan (Yayao)
|
瞓覺
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| Dongguan
|
瞓覺
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
瞓覺
|
| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
|
瞓覺
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| Yangjiang
|
瞓覺, 瞓
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| Zhanjiang
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瞓覺, 曬鋪
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| Nanning
|
睡覺
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
睡覺
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| Hepu (Shatian)
|
睡覺, 瞓覺
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| Beihai
|
睡覺
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| Beihai (Nankang)
|
睡覺
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
|
睡覺
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
睡覺
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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瞓覺
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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睡覺
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| Danzhou
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閉眼
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| Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)
|
閉眼
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
瞓覺
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
瞓覺, 瞓
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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瞓覺
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| Móng Cái
|
睡覺
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Lichuan
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睏覺, 睏
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| Pingxiang
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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睡目, 睡
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| Xingning
|
睡目
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Huiyang
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睡目, 睡
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Huidong (Daling)
|
睡目
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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睡目, 睡覺
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
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睡目
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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瞓
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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睡目
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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睡目
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
睡目
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
|
睡目
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
|
睡目
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
|
睡目
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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瞓, 瞓覺
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
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瞓覺
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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睡覺
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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睡覺
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
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睡
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
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睡覺
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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睡眼
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| Liannan
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睡目
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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睡眼
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| Jiexi
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睡目
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| Changting
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睡目
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| Wuping
|
睡目
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
睡目
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| Liancheng
|
睡目
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| Ninghua
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歇
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| Yudu
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歇眼, 打席
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| Ruijin
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歇眼
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| Shicheng
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歇, 睡
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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歇覺
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
睡目
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
睡目
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
睡目
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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睡目, 睡
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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睡目, 睡
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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睡目, 睡
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| Hong Kong
|
睡目
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| Luchuan
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睡覺
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
睡目
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
睡目
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| Kuching (Hepo)
|
睡目
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| Singkawang
|
睡目
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| Singapore (Dabu)
|
睡目
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| Bangkok (Meixian)
|
睡目
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Shexian
|
睡
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
|
睏
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| Xiuning
|
睏
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| Yixian
|
睏
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| Qimen
|
睏
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| Wuyuan
|
睏
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
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睡覺, 睡
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| Taibus (Baochang)
|
睡覺
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| Linhe
|
睡覺
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| Jining
|
睡覺
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| Baotou
|
睡覺
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| Dongsheng
|
睡覺
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| Haibowan
|
睡覺
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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目䁒
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
目䁒
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| Songxi
|
目䁒
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| Zhenghe
|
目䁒
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
眠䁒
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| Jianyang
|
目䁒
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| Wuyishan
|
目䁒
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
瞌眠
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
睏, 睏眠
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
睏
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| Fuqing
|
睏
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| Yongtai
|
睏
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| Gutian
|
睏
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| Fu'an
|
睏
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| Ningde
|
睏
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| Shouning
|
睏
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| Zhouning
|
睏
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| Fuding
|
睏
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| Matsu
|
睏
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| Sitiawan (Gutian)
|
睏眠
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
睏
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
睏
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| Quanzhou
|
睏
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| Shishi
|
睏
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| Anxi
|
睏
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| Zhangzhou
|
睏
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| Pinghe
|
睏
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| Zhao'an
|
睏
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| Dongshan
|
睏
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| Taipei
|
睏
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
睏
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| Kaohsiung
|
睏
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| Yilan
|
睏
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
睏
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| Taichung
|
睏
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
睏
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| Tainan
|
睏
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| Taitung
|
睏
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| Hsinchu
|
睏
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| Kinmen
|
睏
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
睏
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
睏
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
睏
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
睏
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| Medan (Hokkien)
|
睏
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| Zhangping
|
睏
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| Datian
|
睏
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
睏覺
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| Chaozhou
|
夗
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| Shantou
|
夗
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
夗
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
夗
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
|
夗
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
|
睏
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| Jieyang
|
夗, 死瞌
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| Puning
|
夗
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| Haifeng
|
睏, 夗
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
夗
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
夗
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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夗
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| Leizhou
|
瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇
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| Wenchang
|
瞌, 偃瞌
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| Haikou
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瞌, 偃瞌
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| Qionghai
|
瞌, 偃瞌
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
瞌
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| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
睏
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| Xianyou
|
睏
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| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
倒眠
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
瞇
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
瞇, 瞇覺
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| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
眠
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| Fuding
|
眠
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| Luoyuan
|
眠
|
| Shunchang
|
眠
|
| Cangnan
|
眠
|
| Jingning (Hexi)
|
眠
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
睏
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| Suzhou
|
睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang
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| Wuxi
|
睏覺
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| Danyang
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Hangzhou
|
睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
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| Hangzhou (Yuhang)
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Ningbo
|
睏晏覺, 睏覺, 睏
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| Wenzhou
|
睏
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| Jinhua
|
睏褥, 睏
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
睏覺, 睏, 睡覺
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| Loudi
|
睏覺, 睏
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| Shuangfeng
|
睏眼閉, 睏覺
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| Quanzhou
|
睡覺
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Compounds
References
- “睏”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
- “Entry #11237”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
- “睏”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
- “睏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
睏
(Hyōgai kanji)
- to sleep; be sleepy, drowsy
- to die
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
睏: Hán Nôm readings: khốn
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