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

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

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.

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