呓语 (yì yǔ) — sleep talk; words spoken during sleep; incoherent speech; nonsense; delirious talk

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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