夢寐

See also: 梦寐

Chinese

		to dream	sleep soundly
trad. (夢寐)		夢	寐
simp. (梦寐)		梦	寐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mèngmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mung⁶ mei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōng-bī / bōng-mī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mèngmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mèngmèi
    • Wade–Giles: mêng⁴-mei⁴
    • Yale: mèng-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqmey
    • Palladius: мэнмэй (mɛnmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mung⁶ mei⁶
    • Yale: muhng meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mung⁶ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mung⁶ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ²² mei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-bī
    • Tâi-lô: bōng-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngbi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² bi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ bi²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-mī
    • Tâi-lô: bōng-mī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngmi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ mĩ²²/

Noun

夢寐

1. (literary) dream; hope; wish

Synonyms

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• 壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 心志 (xīnzhì)
• 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
• 志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
• 志向 (zhìxiàng)
• 志氣／志气 (zhìqì)
• 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
• 抱負／抱负 (bàofù)
• 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
• 理想 (lǐxiǎng)
• 職志／职志 (zhízhì)
• 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
• 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

 

Derived terms

• 夢寐以求／梦寐以求 (mèngmèiyǐqiú)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (夢寐):

• → Japanese: 夢寐(むび) (mubi)
• → Korean: 몽매(夢寐) (mongmae)
• → Vietnamese: mộng mị (夢寐)