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寝
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Definitions
- 1. to lie down
Words Containing 寝
to go to sleep
see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
to sleep peacefully
to neglect sleep and food
bedroom
see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]
tomb (of king or emperor)
bedding
bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)
bedtime