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噩夢

噩夢

See also: 噩梦

Chinese

		startling	to dream
trad. (噩夢)		噩	夢
simp. (噩梦)		噩	梦

Noun

噩夢

a terrifying dream; a nightmare
噩夢一般！ / 噩梦一般！ ― Èmèng yībān! ― It was a nightmare!

Synonyms

惡夢／恶梦 (èmèng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): èmèng

(Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄇㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ mung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: èmèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄇㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehmenq
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    噩夢／噩梦
    惡夢／恶梦
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngok⁶ mung⁶
  - Yale: ngohk muhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ mung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² mʊŋ²²/