Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「寢不成寐」 today with this free Chinese resource.
The idiom being introduced now is 「寢不成寐」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Can’t sleep. Used to describe a person who is heavy-hearted. Same as “can’t sleep well”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qǐn bù chéng mèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cham2 bat1 sing4 mei6
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