臥不安席
wò​bù'ān​xí

to be too worried to sleep

  • created sense approved 卧不安席/臥不安席 · wò​bù'ān​xí · to be too worried to sleep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卧不安席 / 臥不安席

    wò​bù'ān​xí

    to be too worried to sleep

    (literary) to lie on one's mat but find no rest; used to describe being so anxious or restless that one cannot sleep peacefully

    卧 (literal) → 卧/臥 · wò · to lie down 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 安 (literal) → 安 · ān · peaceful or safe 席 (literal) → 席 · xí · mat

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