如夢初醒

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to dream	initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (如夢初醒)		如	夢	初	醒
simp. (如梦初醒)		如	梦	初	醒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rúmèngchūxǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ mung⁶ co¹ sing²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rúmèngchūxǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rúmèngchusǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ju²-mêng⁴-chʻu¹-hsing³
  - Yale: rú-mèng-chū-syǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rumenqchushiing
  - Palladius: жумэнчусин (žumɛnčusin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ mung⁶ co¹ sing²
  - Yale: yùh muhng chō síng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ mung⁶ tso¹ sing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ mung⁶ co¹ xing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ mʊŋ²² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

如夢初醒

as if awakening from a dream
(figuratively) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality

Synonyms

如夢初覺／如梦初觉
如夢方醒／如梦方醒 (rúmèngfāngxǐng)

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