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to search; to find Duke of Zhou; dream
trad. (搵周公/揾周公) / 周公
simp. (揾周公) 周公
Literally: “to look for the Duke of Zhou”.

Etymology

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Based on the Analects:

不復夢見周公 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
不复梦见周公 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jiǔ yǐ wú bùfù mèngjiàn Zhōugōng. [Pinyin]
For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Zhou.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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搵⫽周公 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, humorous) to sleep; to fall asleep

Synonyms

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