一病不起yī bìng bù qǐfall ill and die; fall ill and never recover; take to one’s bed and never leave it again
❍ 王德道： “令弟平日身体壮盛，怎么忽然一病就不能起？……”(《儒林外史》76) “Your younger brother seemed quite strong”，said Wang De. “How was it that he died suddenly after one illness? …” 一病不起yī bìnɡ bù qǐ得病后就没有治愈。形容一场病就死了。fall ill and die, take to one’s bed and never leave it |