捣枕捶床 — “Pound the pillow and beat the bed”
捣枕捶床 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed due to worry or distress; to pass a sleepless night in torment”. Literally, “pound the pillow and beat the bed”.
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What does 捣枕捶床 mean?
捣枕捶床 (dǎo zhěn chuí chuáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed due to worry or distress; to pass a sleepless night in torment”.
How do you pronounce 捣枕捶床?
捣枕捶床 is pronounced dǎo zhěn chuí chuáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捣枕捶床 literally mean?
Literally, 捣枕捶床 means “pound the pillow and beat the bed”. It is used to mean “to be unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed due to worry or distress; to pass a sleepless night in torment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捣枕捶床?
捣：撞击；捶：拳击。形容难以入睡，辗转反侧