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一病不起

Mandarin · pinyin yī bìng bù qǐ

Meanings

  1. to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
病
bìng · illness, sickness, disease
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
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1–4–4–3 · yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 beng6 bat1 hei2

Cantonese word readings for 一病不起. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 beng6 bat1 hei2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to fall gravely ill and never recover since

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