呓 (yì) — (bound form) sleep talk, talking in one's sleep
Definition
Bound morph meaning 'sleep talking' — never used alone. Always appears in compounds, most commonly 梦呓 (mèng yì), which doubles as a metaphor for incoherent or absurd talk.
bound form
(bound form) sleep talktalking in one's sleep
Examples
- 。Tā wǎn shàng jīng cháng shuō mèng yì.He often talks in his sleep at night.
- 。Mèng yì shì shuì mián zhàng ài de yì zhǒng biǎo xiàn.Sleep talking is a type of sleep disorder.
- ，。Tā de huà xiàng mèng yì yí yàng, ràng rén tīng bù dǒng.His words were like sleep talk — incomprehensible.
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