睡眼惺忪 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• sleepy-eyed; still half asleep

Character by character

• 睡shuìto sleep, to doze
• 眼yǎneyelet, hole, opening
• 惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
• 忪sōngcalm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil

Idioms sharing a character

• 昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì
• 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn
• 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn
• 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān
• 一饱眼福 yī bǎo yǎn fú
• 以眼还眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
• 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān
• 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng
• 大开眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè
• 手眼通天 shǒu yǎn tōng tiān

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