雞仔眠

Chinese

		chick; young chicken	sleep
trad. (雞仔眠/鷄仔眠)		雞仔/鷄仔	眠
simp. (鸡仔眠)		鸡仔	眠

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koe-á-bîn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-á-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: kue-á-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koe'afbiin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin²⁴/

Verb

雞仔眠

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) doze off; to nod off

Synonyms

• 打瞌睡 (dǎ kēshuì)
• 打盹 (dǎdǔn)
• (Sichuan) 啄瞌睡
• (Hokkien) 厾眠, 厾龜／厾龟, 厾交睡, 雞眠／鸡眠, 啄龜／啄龟
• (Xiang) 促瞌睡, 促瞌睏／促瞌困, 打瞌睏／打瞌困