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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「昏昏欲睡」, with its explanation below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「昏昏欲睡」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

feel groggy and just want to sleep. Describes being extremely tired or lacking energy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hūn hūn yù shuì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fan1 fan1 yuk6 seui6

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.