寢臥

Chinese

		lie down	to lie; to crouch
trad. (寢臥)		寢	臥
simp. (寝卧)		寝	卧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐnwò

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐnwò
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐnwò
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin³-wo⁴
    • Yale: chǐn-wò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiinwoh
    • Palladius: циньво (cinʹvo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵¹/

Verb

寢臥

1. to sleep

   • 彷徨乎無為其側，逍遙乎寢臥其下？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     彷徨乎无为其侧，逍遥乎寝卧其下？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Pánghuáng hū wú wéi qí cè, xiāoyáo hū qǐnwò qí xià? [Pinyin]

     […] There you might saunter idly by its side, or in the enjoyment of untroubled ease sleep beneath it.