坐臥不安
zuò​wò​bù'ān

to be on tenterhooks

  • created reference approved 坐卧不安/坐臥不安 → 坐卧不宁/坐臥不寧 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐卧不安 / 坐臥不安 zuò​wò​bù'ān

    坐卧不宁 / 坐臥不寧 zuò​wò​bù​níng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 坐卧不安/坐臥不安 · zuò​wò​bù'ān · to be on tenterhooks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐卧不安 / 坐臥不安

    zuò​wò​bù'ān

    to be on tenterhooks

    to be unable to sit or lie down comfortably; to be extremely restless and uneasy due to anxiety or worry

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 卧 (literal) → 卧/臥 · wò · to lie down 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 安 (literal) → 安 · ān · peaceful or safe

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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