说梦话

說夢話

shuōmènghuà

verb #24,569

Meanings

1 to talk in one's sleep
2 to sleeptalk
3 to talk nonsense / pipe dreams

Characters

to speak / to say

words / speech / talk

Examples

他总是睡觉时说梦话，把室友吵醒了。

Tā zǒngshì shuìjiào shí shuō mènghuà, bǎ shìyǒu chǎo xǐng le.

He always talks in his sleep and wakes up his roommates.

你以为一夜暴富？别说梦话了！

Nǐ yǐwéi yī yè bào fù? Bié shuō mènghuà le!

You think you can get rich overnight? Stop dreaming!

Tips

usage

说梦话 has two senses: the literal (talking in sleep) and figurative (saying something unrealistic or impossible, like pipe dreams). The figurative sense is often dismissive: 别说梦话了！ (Stop dreaming!)

Stroke Order

说 shuō

梦 mèng

话 huà