睏覺

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See also: 困觉 and 困覺

Chinese

sleepy; doze off
feel; find that; thinking
feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
 
trad. (睏覺/困覺) /
simp. (困觉)
alternative forms 瞓覺𰥛觉 Cantonese/Hakka
訓覺训觉 Cantonese/Hakka

Pronunciation


Note:
  • fan3 gaau3 - vernacular;
  • kwan3 gaau3 - literary.
Note: 1khuen 5kau is the most common.

Verb

睏覺

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Wu, Xiang, intransitive) to sleep; to go to sleep

Usage notes

In written Cantonese, the original form of this word is rarely used, the alternative forms 瞓覺 / 𰥛觉 (fan3 gaau3) or 訓覺 / 训觉 are more commonly used.

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