Definition

Adjective: * Bedridden, confined to bed: Describes a person who is seriously ill, disabled, or very weak and cannot get out of bed. The condition is typically due to severe sickness, paralysis, or extreme frailty.

Usage

• This word is used to describe a person's state of being completely dependent on a bed due to health reasons.
• It often implies a long-term or permanent condition.
• It functions as an adjective and is typically placed after the noun it describes (e.g., ).

Usage Examples

• (The old man is seriously ill and has been bedridden for two years.)
• (After the accident, she became bedridden and requires constant care.)
• (The critical illness left him confined to bed, unable to take care of himself.)

Advanced Usage / Nuances

• The phrase "liệt giường liệt chiếu" is an intensified form, emphasizing the severity and permanence of the bedridden state. It can be translated as "completely bedridden" or "permanently confined to bed."
  • Cụ bà bệnh tật, liệt giường liệt chiếu đã lâu. (The elderly woman has been ill and completely bedridden for a long time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liệt (v/adj): To be paralyzed; paralyzed. This is the root word indicating paralysis or severe incapacitation.
• Bất động (adj): Immobile, unable to move.
• Nằm một chỗ (phrase): To lie in one place (often implying due to illness).

Synonyms

• Bedridden (adj): Confined to bed by sickness or weakness.
• Confined to bed (phrase): Unable to leave bed due to illness.
• Laid up (informal adj): Confined to bed or indoors due to illness or injury.

Related Idioms / Phrases

• Liệt giường liệt chiếu: As mentioned above, this is a fixed, emphatic idiom meaning completely and permanently bedridden.

adj

1. confined in bed