粵

酣ham4睡seoi6

ham4 seoi6hān shuì

English

  1. to sleep soundly
  2. to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
  3. to fall into a deep sleep

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 熟睡;瞓得好稔

Examples

  • 瞓到死豬噉

    酣睡如泥 (ham4 seoi6 jyu4 nai4)

    to be dead to the world; literally: to sleep soundly like soil

  • 人要入睡,而且要熟睡,係要經過喺工作後,一段慢慢停落嚟嘅休息時間。

    人要入睡,而且要酣睡,是要經過在工作後,一段慢慢停下來的休息時間。 (jan4 jiu3 jap6 seoi6, ji4 ce2 jiu3 ham4 seoi6, si6 jiu3 ging1 gwo3 zoi6 gung1 zok3 hau6, jat1 dyun6 maan6 maan6 ting4 haa6 loi4 dik1 jau1 sik1 si4 gaan3.)

    To fall asleep and sleep soundly, we need rest time to slow down after work.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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