"lying-in" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 产期 產期 | time of birth / period of labor / lying-in |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 翻身 | to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes | syn | |
| 尘封 塵封 | covered in dust / dusty / lying unused for a long time | ||
| 示弱 | not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side | ||
| 卧式 臥式 | lying / horizontal | ||
| 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 | to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down | syn | |
| 洼地 窪地 | low-lying ground / depression | syn | |
| 低洼 低窪 | low-lying | syn | |
| 乱丢 亂丟 | to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc) / to leave one's things lying around | ||
| 贺兰山 賀蘭山 | Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia | ||
| 洼 窪 | depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken | syn | |
| 坑洼 坑窪 | hole / hollow / depression / low-lying | ||
| 横笔 橫筆 | bristles lying down (brush movement in painting) | ||
| 伏卧 伏臥 | lying down / to lie prostrate / prone | ||
| 坳陷 | (geology) depression / low-lying area | ||
| 壑谷 | low-lying humid terrain | ||
| 提水工程 | project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes | ||
| 月婆子 | (coll.) lying-in woman | ||
| 枕藉 | to lie in total disorder / lying fallen over one another | ||
| 贺兰山脉 賀蘭山脈 | Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia | ||
| 低地国 | low-lying country | ||
| 沿海低洼地区 | low-lying coastal area | ||
| 分娩期 | puerperium / lying-in period | ||
| 产后期 產后期 | puerperium / lying-in period | ||
| 伴君如伴虎 | being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom) | ||
| 起居作息 | lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life | ||
| 躺着也中枪 躺著也中槍 | (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down / (fig.) to be unfairly targeted | ||
| 蚊子馆 蚊子館 | (jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw) | ||
| 经穴 經穴 | acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴) | ||
| 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 | (idiom) to let the matter rest / to just let it go / to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) | syn |