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宰予昼寝

ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn

Traditional: 宰予晝寢

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

Noun

Character Breakdown

宰
zǎi
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
HSK 6
予
yǔ
to give; to award
HSK 6
昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
HSK 6
寝
qǐn
to sleep, to rest; bedroom
HSK 6

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