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月子

yuè zi

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Definitions

  1. 1. traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth
  2. 2. puerperium

Words Containing 月子

坐月子
zuò yuè zi

to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the \wind\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63283,43492,to bear fruit,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63284,43493,seat,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63285,43493,chair,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63286,43494,coordinate (geometry),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63287,43495,bidet,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63288,43496,bidet,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63289,43497,to be imprisoned,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63290,43498,to work office hours,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63291,43498,on duty,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63292,43499,to be in prison,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63293,43500,to sit in meditation,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63294,43500,to meditate,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63295,43501,lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63296,43501,restless,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63297,43501,fidgety,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63298,43502,unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63299,43503,to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63300,43504,to be restless,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63301,43505,to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63302,43507,suppository,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63303,43508,to be embarrassed,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63304,43508,to be put in a difficult situation,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 63305,43509,to sit and watch

害月子
hài yuè zi

morning sickness (in pregnancy)

月子病
yuè zi bìng

puerperal fever

出月子
chū yuè zi

to complete the month of confinement following childbirth

Child Words of 月子