臥床不起

臥床不起

See also: 臥牀不起 and 卧床不起

Chinese

		to be confined to bed; to be bedridden; bed	to not get up
trad. (臥床不起/臥牀不起)		臥床/臥牀	不起
simp. (卧床不起)		卧床	不起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wòchuángbùqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wòchuángbùqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohchwangbuchii
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wòchuángbùcǐ
    • IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰwɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

臥床不起

1. to be completely bedridden (due to illness or infirmity); to take to one's bed (and be likely to die)