洗 洗 睡

xǐ xǐ shuìdictionary entry

to have a shower and go to bed / (fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up on sth unrealistic / to stop kidding oneself / (used dismissively, typically as 洗洗睡吧[xǐ xǐ shuì ba]) keep dreaming

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Original source entry:

洗洗睡 洗洗睡 [xi3 xi3 shui4] /to have a shower and go to bed/(fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up on sth unrealistic; to stop kidding oneself; (used dismissively, typically as 洗洗睡吧[xi3 xi3 shui4 ba5]) keep dreaming/

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洗
xǐ
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
xiǎn
used in 洗馬|洗马[xiǎn mǎ]
洗
xǐ
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
xiǎn
used in 洗馬|洗马[xiǎn mǎ]
睡
shuì
to sleep / to lie down

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