SLEEP  睡覺臥

REST INTENSELY so as to LACK AWARENESS.
BE ASLEEPDOZETAKE A SIESTATAKE A NAPCATNAPSLEEP LIKE A LOGINFORMAL SNOOZECATCH/SNATCH FORTY WINKSGET SOME SHUT-EYEPUT ONE'S HEAD DOWNCATCH SOME ZS
Hypernym
  • RESTSTOP WORK.
    • STOPACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
See also
  • DREAMIMAGINE WHILE SLEEPING.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on an object like a low table.

    2. Mèi 寐 (ant. jué 覺 "wake up") is to fall fast asleep.

    3. Qǐn 寢 (ant. xǐng 醒 "be wide awake") is to go to bed (typically in a designated bedroom) in order to rest or sleep, and the word does not indicate to what extent one actually does fall asleep or merely rests.

    4. Mián 眠 refers to the action of closing one's eyes in order to fall asleep anywhere, at any time, and in any position.

    5. Shuì 睡 (ant. wù 悟 "wake up") refers specifically to falling asleep, typically not in bed, and for a short time, in ancient Chinese.

    6. Zhé 蟄 is to hibernate.

    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    HUMAN BODY 47.

    寢，睡覺的通稱。

    寐，睡著。

    臥，始見於戰國，主要指睡覺，也表躺著；六朝起指躺著。

    眠，本義是閉上眼睛；引申指睡覺，多指閉眼睡著。

    睡，本是坐著打磕睡；中古以後指睡覺，側重於睡著，有口語色彩；唐以後成睡覺的通稱。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    睡

    睡覺

    睡眠

    夢寐

    困覺

    睡

    困

    歇

    安歇

    上床

    就寢

    入寢

    歇息

    安息

    交睫

    寐

    沉睡

    熟睡

    睡熟

    鼾睡

    酣睡

    酣夢

    休眠

    眠

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.61

    • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

      SLEEP

      somnus refers to sleep as a neutral current expression.

      sopor refers to sleep as a select poetical expression.

      SCHLAFEN(Georges):

      dormire is the general verb.

      dormitare is to be deep asleep.

      cubare refers to lying down, typically resting or sleeping.

      quiescere refers to resting, which may take the form of sleeping.

      somnum capere refers to getting sleep one has been longing for.

      dormitum, cubitum ire refers to going to bed.

      somno se dare refers to fall asleep.

    • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 70

    • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

      SOMNUS

    • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 337

    • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 773

    • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 785

    • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.877

    • Das Bild des Schlafes in der altchinesischen Literatur Hamburger Sinologische Schriften ( RICHTER 2001) p.

    • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 8.1296

      SCHLAF

    • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 78

    • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 139

    • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 225

      1. Wo4 臥 is in fact both used for falling asleep crouching over a table and the like, and for sleeping in general. By HF times the word clearly is the dominant general word to use.

    • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 87ff

    • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 324

    • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 843

    Words

    寐  mèi OC: mids MC: mi 59 AttributionsWD

    Mèi 寐 (ant. jué 覺 "wake up") is to fall fast asleep.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 興/WAKE UP Xīng 興 (ant. wò 臥 "sleep") refer to rising in the morning.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVasleep
    • vibe deep asleep
    • viactgo to bed for the night; go to bed to fall asleep
    • vieventinchoative: fall asleep; get to sleep; be able to get to sleep
    臥  wò OC: ŋʷaals MC: ŋʷɑ
    臥卧  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 57 AttributionsWD

    Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on a low table.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 寤/WAKE UP The current general word for waking up is wù 寤 (ant. mèi 寐 "fall fast asleep").
    • Ant: 興/WAKE UP Xīng 興 (ant. wò 臥 "sleep") refer to rising in the morning.
    • Ant: 覺/WAKE UP Jué 覺 (ant. meng 夢 "be deep asleep") refers to waking up, often after a dream.
    • Ant: 起/RISE The most current general word for rising or raising oneself up, or rising to an upright position of any kind is qǐ 起 (ant. jiàng 降 "go down").
    • Epithet: 甘/SWEET The current standard word for sweetness is gān 甘, and the word strongly connotes pleasantness of taste rather than just sugary flavour. CQFL: 五味之美也
    • Assoc: 睡/SLEEP Shuì 睡 (ant. wù 悟 "wake up") refers specifically to falling asleep, typically not in bed, and for a short time.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfor sleeping
    • vadVin one's sleep
    • vicontinuativesleep; find rest; be in bed; also of dogs: lie down to sleep
    • viinchoativenodd off; rest (as on a table before one), take a nap; doze off 醉而臥; often: take a nap during the day
    • vishortsleep briefly; take a nap
    • vtoNsleep in (a place)
    • vtoNcausativeoccasionally vt: put to sleep
    • vtoNN=placebow down to rest on (note incidentally the difference to "息" which does not become transitive even if a place is indicated after the word. The criteria for this distinction remain uncomfortably implicit and subjective.)
    睡  shuì OC: djols MC: dʑiɛ 15 AttributionsWD

    Shuì 睡 (ant. wù 悟 "wake up") refers specifically to falling asleep, typically not in bed, and for a short time.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 臥 / 臥卧/SLEEP Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on a low table.

      Syntactic words
    • nabeventthe fact of someone falling asleep
    • vadNin sleep, while asleep; of sleeping
    • vadVwhile asleep; from sleep; from sleeping, from the sleep [CA] 睡悟
    • vicontinuousbe having a nap
    • viinchoativedoze off for a short while, fall asleep with one's clothes on
    寢  qǐn OC: skhimʔ MC: tshim 14 AttributionsWD

    Qǐn 寢 (ant. xǐng 醒 "be awake") is to go to bed in order to rest or sleep, and the word does not indicate to what extent one actually does fall asleep in one's bedroom.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 臥/LIE DOWN The current general words are wò 臥 (ant. lì 立 "stand up") which can refer to lying in any position, on the side, on the back, or indeed on the stomach, and the purpose of this action is rest or sleep.

      Syntactic words
    • nabstatestate of being asleep
    • vadNfor sleeping in/under (寢衣 "nightgown")
    • vadVin his sleep
    • viactgo to bed; go to bedroom for rest or sleep in a horizontal position; go to bed; spend the night; be asleep
    • viprocessfall asleep
    • vtoNrest and sleep on
    蟄  zhé OC: dib MC: ɖip 6 AttributionsWD

    Zhé 蟄 is to hibernate.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNhibernating
    • viacthibernate
    寢臥  qǐn wò OC: skhimʔ ŋʷaals MC: tshim ŋʷɑ 5 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactgo to sleep, decide to sleep
    眠  mián OC: miin MC: men
    眠  mián OC: meen MC: men
    眠瞑冥  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 4 AttributionsWD

    Mián 眠 refers to the action of closing one's eyes in order to fall asleep anywhere, at any time, and in any position.

      Syntactic words
    • nabprocesssleep
    • vadNsleeping (ghost etc)
    • viactshut one's eyes (and sleep); close one's eyes so as to fall asleep
    息  xī MC: sik OC: sqlɯɡCH 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nabactsleeping; resting in sleepCH
    • visleep (peacefully)CH
    衽  rèn OC: njɯms MC: ȵim 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vilie down and sleep; spend the night
    • vtoNsleep on See DC 衽金革 《禮記‧中庸》："衽金革，死而不厭，北方之強也。" 孔穎達 疏："衽，臥席也；金革，謂軍戎器械也……以甲鎧為席，寢宿於中。" 明 陸采 《懷香記‧受詔安邊》："念衰齡出鎮西陲，衽金革身罹驚恐。"一說，猶言披堅執銳。 清 王夫之 《四書稗疏‧中庸‧衽金革》："衽金革，言以金革為襟。蓋謂甲爾，披堅則執銳，執銳則致死，戰士之服也。"
    止宿  zhǐ sù OC: kljɯʔ suɡ MC: tɕɨ suk 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNspend the night in a place
    睡眠  shuì mián OC: djols miin MC: dʑiɛ men 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabstativesleepiness
    • VPichangefall asleep
    宿  sù OC: suɡ MC: suk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsleep over (a promise etc.)
    假寐  jiǎ mèi OC: kraaʔ mids MC: kɣɛ mi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPifall asleep/take a nap unceremoniously with one's clothes on
    坐臥  zuò wò OC: sɡoolʔ ŋʷaals MC: dzʷɑ ŋʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsleep in lotus-position
    寄臥  jì wò OC: krals ŋʷaals MC: kiɛ ŋʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsleep for a few days only
    寢息  qǐn xī OC: skhimʔ sqlɯɡ MC: tshim sɨk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttake one's night's rest
    打睡  dǎ shuì OC: rtaaŋʔ djols MC: tɣaŋ dʑiɛ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocesssleep
    睡寐  shuì mèi OC: djols mids MC: dʑiɛ mi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiresultativedoze off so as to fall asleep
    睡臥  shuì wò OC: djols ŋʷaals MC: dʑiɛ ŋʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangefall fast asleep
    枕  zhèn 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • visleepTWH
    盹  dǔn OC: tjuns MC: tɕʷin 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangenod off for a short time is a late colloquialism that is not current in pre-Buddhist classical Chinese
    安寢  ān qǐn OC: qaan skhimʔ MC: ʔɑn tshim 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocesssleep well
    眠睡  mián shuì OC: miin djols MC: men dʑiɛ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativefall asleep
    臥竟  wò jìng OC: ŋʷaals kraŋs MC: ŋʷɑ kɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangefall asleep

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