Word: 眠 (mián) 眠 dictionary entry mián to sleep; to hibernate Full dictionary entry for 眠 Example sentences using 眠 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 大厦千间，身眠七尺；良田万亩，日食一升 dàshà qiān jiān, shēn mián qīchǐ; liángtián wàn mǔ, rìshí yì shēng a thousand rooms in a mansion, yet the body sleeps in seven feet; ten thousand mu of good land, yet one eats a litre a day 纵有大厦千间，不过身眠七尺 zòng yǒu dàshà qiān jiān, búguò shēn mián qīchǐ even with a thousand rooms in a mansion, you sleep in only seven feet 耽误一夜眠，十夜补不全 dānwu yí yè mián, shí yè bǔ bù quán lose one night's sleep and ten nights can't fully make it up