卧不安席 — “To be unable to sleep peacefully due to worries or anxieties”
卧不安席 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to sleep peacefully due to worries or anxieties”. To toss and turn in bed. Literally, “Lie uneasy on one's mat”.
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他因为项目进展不顺，最近常常卧不安席。
He often couldn't sleep peacefully recently because the project wasn't progressing well.
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More idioms starting with 卧
- wò卧bīng冰kū哭zhú竹extreme filial piety
- wò卧bīng冰qiú求lǐ鲤Lie on ice for carp, extreme filial piety
- wò卧chuáng床bù不qǐ起confined to bed due to illness
- wò卧qí旗xī息gǔ鼓act covertly or cease activities
- wò卧tà榻zhī之xià下，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān酣shuì睡No rivals allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧right next to one's bed
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān鼾shuì睡No trespassing in my territory
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān酣shuì睡No rival allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之páng旁，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān鼾shuì睡No snoring next to my bed
- wò卧tà榻qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals tolerated in one's domain
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What does 卧不安席 mean?
卧不安席 (wò bù ān xí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to sleep peacefully due to worries or anxieties”.
How do you pronounce 卧不安席?
卧不安席 is pronounced wò bù ān xí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卧不安席 literally mean?
Literally, 卧不安席 means “Lie uneasy on one's mat”. It is used to mean “to be unable to sleep peacefully due to worries or anxieties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卧不安席?
睡不安宁。形容心事、忧虑重重。