一病不起

yī bìng bù qǐ

Dictionary entry

to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

What does 一病不起 mean?

一病不起 (yī bìng bù qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

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一yīone · single 病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-起qǐto rise · to raise

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一病不起

yī bìng bù qǐ

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