睡眼惺忪

shuì yǎn xīng sōng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep

What does 睡眼惺忪 mean?

睡眼惺忪 (shuì yǎn xīng sōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep

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睡shuìto sleep · to lie down 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 惺xīng(literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken · (literary) astute; sharp-witted 忪sōngused in 惺忪[xing1 song1]

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睡眼惺忪

shuì yǎn xīng sōng

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