寢臥
Chinese
| lie down | to lie; to crouch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寢臥) | 寢 | 臥 | |
| simp. (寝卧) | 寝 | 卧 | |
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
寢臥
- to sleep
- 彷徨乎無為其側，逍遙乎寢臥其下？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd 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.
彷徨乎无为其侧，逍遥乎寝卧其下？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]