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mián
  1. 1.to sleep
  2. 2.to hibernate

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  1. 1.to sleep
  2. 2.to hibernate
  3. 3.to feign death
  4. 4.to lie down
  5. 5.only used in 眠娗

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *miːn): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 民 (OC *min) – close your eyes and go to sleep.

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Components

眠目民

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Synonyms

臥寐寢睡就寢寢息睡覺睡眠歇覺睏覺歇呼啷睡瞌睡睏瞌睡上蘇州睏瞓覺瞓見周公搵周公覺覺豬瞓記瞓覺覺豬豬睡目瞇覺瞇曬鋪閉眼睡眼

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Derived terms

一夜無眠一夜无眠三眠不眠不休人工冬眠休眠休眠期休眠火山停眠整宿催眠催眠劑催眠剂催眠曲催眠術催眠术冬眠初眠夏眠失眠孤眠孤眠獨宿孤眠独宿安眠安眠藥安眠药成眠我醉欲眠抱虎而眠抵足而眠永眠

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Related words

睡眠 sleep失眠 to suffer from insomnia催眠 to lull to sleep休眠 (biology) dormant酣眠 to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep蚕眠 a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting舒眠 to sleep well; to get restful sleep冬眠 to hibernate入眠 to fall asleep补眠 to catch up on sleep长眠 (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)永眠 to pass away; to die; to rest eternally