午覺

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See also: 午觉

Chinese

7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
feel; find that; thinking
feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
 
trad. (午覺) 午 覺
simp. (午觉) 午 觉

Pronunciation

Noun

午覺

  1. afternoon nap; siesta (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 午覺 (“afternoon nap”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 午覺, 午睡
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 晌午覺, 晌覺
Taiwan 午覺
Harbin 晌午覺, 晌覺
Singapore 午覺
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 晌覺
Central Plains Mandarin Xuzhou 晌午覺
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 午覺
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 中覺
Cantonese Guangzhou 晏覺
Hong Kong 晏覺, 晏晝覺
Wu Danyang 中覺

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