# 囈語
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yìyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai$^6$ jyu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yìyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yìyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: yì-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyeu
*** Palladius: июй (ijuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngai$^6$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: ngaih yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngai$^6$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngei$^6$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐi̯²² jyː¹³/

### Verb

囈語
* (literary) to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk

### Noun

囈語
* (literary) words uttered in one's sleep; somniloquy
* (figurative) crazy talk; ravings

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夢囈, 囈語, 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 說夢話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 說夢話, 說睡話, 說睡語 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 說睡語 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 說夢話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 說夢話, 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 說胡話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 說胡話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 發囈似, 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 說胡話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 說夢話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 說胡話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 發夢天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 講夢話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 說夢話, 講夢話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 說夢話, 做響夢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 說睏話兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 說夢話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 發開口夢, 發夢話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 發夢話 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 財開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 講懵話, 講懵 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 講夢 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 開口夢 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 話夢話 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 打夢話 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 打開聲夢講 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 發目睡狂 |
| Hakka | Changting | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打夢話 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 話夢話 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 打夢講 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 講狂話 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 講夢話 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 說夢話 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 睡說 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 睡說 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 說夢話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 狂眠, 講夢話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 狂眠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 講離話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | ngigau |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鬼眠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 講夢話 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 講夢話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 講夢話, 話睏話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 話睏話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Danyang | 說夢話, 講夢話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 講夜話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 睏講 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 講眠夢話 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 講夢話 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 講夢話 |
* (verb): 說夢話／说梦话 (shuō mènghuà)
* (noun): Dialectal synonyms of 說夢話 (“to sleeptalk”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夢囈, 囈語, 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 說夢話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 說夢話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 說夢話, 說睡話, 說睡語 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 說睡語 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 說夢話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 說夢話, 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 說胡話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 說胡話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 發囈似, 發囈怔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 說胡話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 說夢話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 說胡話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 發夢天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 說夢話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 講夢話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 說夢話, 講夢話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 說夢話, 做響夢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 說睏話兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 說夢話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 發開口夢, 發夢話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 發夢話 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 財開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 講懵話, 講懵 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 講夢 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 發開口夢 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 講夢話 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 開口夢 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 話夢話 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 打夢話 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 打開聲夢講 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 發目睡狂 |
| Hakka | Changting | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打夢話 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 話夢話 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 打夢講 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 講夢話 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 講狂話 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 講夢話 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 說夢話 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 睡說 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 睡說 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 說夢話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 狂眠, 講夢話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 狂眠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 陷眠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 講離話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾夢話 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | ngigau |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鬼眠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 講夢話 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 講夢話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 講夢話, 話睏話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 話睏話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Danyang | 說夢話, 講夢話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 說睏話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 講夜話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 睏講 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 講眠夢話 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 講夢話 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 講夢話 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 囈 | 語 |
| げい Hyōgai | ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) げーご [géꜜègò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɡe̞ːɡo̞]

#### Noun

囈(げい)語(ご) • (geigo)
* sleeptalking, nonsense

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 囈 | 語 |
| うわ Hyōgai | こと > ごと Grade: 2 |
| irregular ||

#### Noun

囈(うわ)語(ごと) • (uwagoto)
* Alternative form of うわ言

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN