seoi6睡
Jyutpingseoi6
Yaleseuih
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.
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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.
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