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被窝

bèi wōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube / (contemporary) bedding / bed cover
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-95fdf162699427b1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

被窩 被窝 [bei4 wo1] /(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube/(contemporary) bedding; bed cover/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 被窩

  • 被
    bèi

    quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")

  • 窝
    wō

    nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.