夜不能寐

Chinese

		night	cannot; must not; should not cannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to	sleep soundly
trad. (夜不能寐)		夜	不能	寐
simp. #(夜不能寐)		夜	不能	寐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yèbùnéngmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yèbùnéngmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yèbùnéngmèi
    • Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-pu⁴-nêng²-mei⁴
    • Yale: yè-bù-néng-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehbunengmey
    • Palladius: ебунэнмэй (jebunɛnmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

夜不能寐

1. to be unable to fall asleep all night