似梦初觉 — “Like a dream first awakened”
似梦初觉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suddenly realize the truth or come to understand something clearly after a period of confusion or ignorance, as if waking from a dream”. Literally, “like a dream first awakened”.
似梦初觉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 似梦初觉 mean?
似梦初觉 (shì mèng chū jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suddenly realize the truth or come to understand something clearly after a period of confusion or ignorance, as if waking from a dream”.
How do you pronounce 似梦初觉?
似梦初觉 is pronounced shì mèng chū jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 似梦初觉 literally mean?
Literally, 似梦初觉 means “like a dream first awakened”. It is used to mean “to suddenly realize the truth or come to understand something clearly after a period of confusion or ignorance, as if waking from a dream”.
What is the Chinese definition of 似梦初觉?
像刚从梦中醒来。比喻过去一直糊涂，刚刚明白过来