说梦话 (shuì) — to talk in one's sleep; (figuratively) to talk nonsense
Definition
A separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to talk in one's sleep'; figuratively, 'to talk nonsense'. Insert a numeral or short object between 说 and 梦话, as in 说了不少梦话.
verb
to talk in one's sleep(figuratively) to talk nonsense
Examples
- 说梦话。Tā měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu shuì.He talks in his sleep every night.
- 。Tā zuó wǎn shuō le bù shǎo mèng huà.He talked quite a bit in his sleep last night.
- ，说梦话。Bié tīng tā de, tā lǎo shì zài shuì.Don't listen to him — he's always talking nonsense.
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