seoi6睡

Jyutpingseoi6

Yaleseuih

動詞Common

Definition

To sleep.

colloquialdaily actions

How it's used

Use 瞓 exclusively for the act of sleeping, whereas 睡 is reserved for formal writing or literary contexts. In spoken Cantonese, 瞓 is almost always paired with 覺 to form the verb phrase 瞓覺, especially when referring to the general activity of sleeping. When you want to specify falling asleep, use 瞓著 instead.

Common phrases

fan3瞓gaau3覺

to sleep

fan3瞓gwo3過lung4籠

to oversleep

fan3瞓aan3晏gaau3覺

to take a nap

Common mistake

Avoid using 睡 in daily conversation, as it sounds overly formal or like reading from a textbook. Learners often mistakenly use 睡覺, which is Mandarin, instead of the natural Cantonese 瞓覺.