身怀六甲

身懷六甲

shēnhuái-liùjiǎ

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

她身怀六甲，不便远行。

Tā shēnhuái-liùjiǎ, búbiàn yuǎnxíng.

She is expecting, so long trips are inconvenient.

HSK 7-9

皇后身怀六甲，全宫上下都很紧张。

Huánghòu shēnhuái-liùjiǎ, quán gōng shàngxià dōu hěn jǐnzhāng.

The empress is pregnant and the whole palace is on edge.

culture

六甲 refers to the six 甲 days in the sexagenary cycle (甲子、甲戌、甲申、甲午、甲辰、甲寅), traditionally associated with the creation of life.

Literary and formal euphemism for pregnancy. Modern colloquial: 怀孕 or 有喜了.

身 shēn

怀 huái

六 liù

甲 jiǎ