粵

沉cam4睡seoi6

cam4 seoi6chén shuì

English

  1. to be fast asleep
  2. (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
  3. to be sound asleep; sleep very comfortably

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 瞓覺瞓得好好,唔會容易醒

Examples

  • 過咗 100 年咁耐嘅時間之後,有一班人嚟到沉睡王國附近:迪斯尼王子喺森林度同一班貴族一齊嚟打獵。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 無色的綠色意念憤怒地沉睡著。

    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 中国是一只沉睡的狮子,一旦觉醒,将会震惊世界。

    China is a sleeping tiger, but once it wakes up, it will shock the world.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 睡公主一直都喺城堡沉睡。

    Sleeping beauty has been sleeping comfortably in the castle.

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

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