挪窝 (nuó wō) — to move (to another place); to move house; (dialect) to move to the parental home after childbirth (for a new mother)
Definition
A colloquial verb for moving to a new place, especially one's home — literally 'shift one's nest'. The second sense, going back to one's parents' home after childbirth, is a dialectal/custom usage tied to postpartum tradition.
verb
to move (to another place)to move house(dialect) to move to the parental home after childbirth (for a new mother)
Examples
- 挪窝。Tā dǎ suàn míng nián nuó wō dào jiāo qū qù zhù.He plans to move to the suburbs next year.
- ，。Wǒ zài zhè zhù le shí nián, cóng lái méi nuó guò wō.I've lived here for ten years and never moved.
- 挪窝。Tā shēng wán hái zi jiù huí niáng jia nuó wō le.After giving birth, she went back to her parents' home to stay (move to parental home).
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