如夢方醒

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to dream	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (如夢方醒)		如	夢	方	醒
simp. (如梦方醒)		如	梦	方	醒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúmèngfāngxǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ru⁵ mang⁷ huang¹ cên²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúmèngfāngxǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúmèngfangsǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-mêng⁴-fang¹-hsing³
    • Yale: rú-mèng-fāng-syǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rumenqfangshiing
    • Palladius: жумэнфансин (žumɛnfansin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ru⁵ mang⁷ huang¹ cên²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jû māng huang tshéⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ maŋ¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ⁵²/

Idiom

如夢方醒

1. as if awakening from a dream
2. (figuratively) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality

Synonyms

• 如夢初醒／如梦初醒 (rúmèngchūxǐng)
• 如夢初覺／如梦初觉