卧牀 [－床]

Jyutping ngo6 cong4
Pinyin wò chuáng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    因病​而​需要​長​期​喺​牀​上​休​養
    to lie in bed (due to illness, etc.); to be confined to bed
    • 一直到 BB 出世之前，你都需要卧牀休息。
      一直到 BB 出世之前，你都需要卧床休息。
      jat1 zik6 dou3 bi4 bi1 ceot1 sai3 zi1 cin4, nei5 dou1 seoi1 jiu3 ngo6 cong4 jau1 sik1.
      You will have to be on bed-rest until the baby is born.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。
    他的腿部肌肉在他卧牀不起的七個月中萎縮了。
    tā de tuǐ bù jī ròu zài tā wò chuáng bù qǐ de qī gè yuè zhōng wěi suō le 。
    • The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
  2. Mandarin
    他得卧床休息.
    他得卧牀休息.
    tā dé wò chuáng xiū xi .
    • He had to stay in bed.
    • He needs to rest in bed.
  3. Mandarin
    他现在卧床不起。
    他現在卧牀不起。
    tā xiàn zài wò chuáng bù qǐ 。
    • He is confined to bed now.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆已经因病卧床三周了。
    湯姆已經因病卧牀三週了。
    tāng mǔ yǐ jīng yīn bìng wò chuáng sān zhōu le 。
    • Tom has been sick in bed for three weeks.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一直到 BB 出世之前，你都需要卧床休息。
    一直到 BB 出世之前，你都需要卧牀休息。
    jat1 zik6 dou3 bi4 bi1 ceot1 sai3 zi1 cin4, nei5 dou1 seoi1 jiu3 ngo6 cong4 jau1 sik1.
    • You will have to be on bed-rest until the baby is born.
  2. Cantonese
    佢病重卧床，好虚弱。
    佢病重卧牀，好虛弱。
    keoi5 beng6 zung6 ngo6 cong4, hou2 heoi1 joek6.
    • He gets dangerously sick and is bed-ridden; he is very weak.