眼瞓

Chinese

		eye	(Cantonese) to sleep
trad. (眼瞓)		眼	瞓
simp. (眼𰥛)		眼	𰥛
alternative forms		眼睏／眼困

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaan⁵ fan³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan² fun¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ fan³
    • Yale: ngáahn fan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ fan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ fen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ fɐn³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngan² fun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡan⁵⁵ fun³³/

Adjective

眼瞓

1. (Cantonese) sleepy

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 睏 (“sleepy”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睏
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	睏
	Taiwan	睏
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	睏
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	睏, 瞌睡
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	伏
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	瞌睡
	Hefei	瞌睡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼瞓
	Hong Kong	眼瞓
	Taishan	眼瞓
	Yangjiang	眼瞓, 疓
Gan	Nanchang	瞌
Hakka	Meixian	𤸁, 睏
Jin	Taiyuan	睏, 瞌睡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	討目䁒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	睶
Southern Min	Xiamen	厭𤺪, 目澀
	Quanzhou	目澀
	Zhangzhou	目澀
	Manila (Hokkien)	愛睏
	Chaozhou	目澀
	Jieyang	目澀
	Leizhou	目澀
Wu	Suzhou	睏乃
	Wenzhou	軟, 軟場
Xiang	Changsha	墜
	Shuangfeng	眼閉

Derived terms

• 瞌眼瞓／瞌眼𰥛