鬼壓床

See also: 鬼压床 and 鬼壓牀

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place	bed; couch; (a measure word)
trad. (鬼壓床/鬼壓牀)		鬼	壓	床/牀
simp. (鬼压床)		鬼	压	床
Literally: “ghost (night hag) pressing on the bed”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐyāchuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚㄔㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² aat³ cong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǐyāchuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚㄔㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeiiachwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² aat³ cong⁴
  - Yale: gwái aat chòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² aat⁸ tsong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² ad³ cong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ äːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

鬼壓床

(medicine, colloquial) sleep paralysis

Synonyms

鬼壓身／鬼压身
(formal) 睡眠癱瘓症／睡眠瘫痪症 (shuìmián tānhuànzhèng)

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