Why does the Chinese word for "To sleep" sound like
Shway-jee-ow?!
睡觉
The Real Meaning
In Mandarin Chinese, the character 睡觉 (pronounced as shuì jiào) actually translates to To sleep.
The Funny Part
Be VERY careful. 水饺 (shuǐ jiǎo) means dumplings. Different tone = sleeping vs. eating dumplings.
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