呓语 (yì yǔ) — sleep talk; words spoken during sleep; incoherent speech; nonsense; delirious talk
Definition
Literary word for sleep-talking and delirious, incoherent speech. Often used figuratively (e.g. 痴人呓语 'ravings of a fool') to dismiss an idea as nonsense.
noun
sleep talkwords spoken during sleepincoherent speechnonsensedelirious talk
Examples
- 呓语。Tā zuó wǎn de yì yǔ tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì zài gēn rén chǎo jià.His sleep talk last night sounded like he was arguing with someone.
- ，呓语。Bìng rén gāo shāo bú tuì, zuǐ lǐ quán shì yì yǔ.The patient's high fever wouldn't go down, and his mouth was full of delirious talk.
- 呓语。Zhè xiē suǒ wèi de lǐ lùn bú guò shì chī rén yì yǔ bà liǎo.These so-called theories are nothing but the ravings of a fool.
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