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宰予昼寝
宰予晝寢
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
1. 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 10 丶
予
yǔ
to give; to award
HSK 6 4 丶
昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
HSK 6 9 丶
寝
qǐn
to sleep, to rest; bedroom
HSK 6 13 丶

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