北京咳 in English Bei3 jing1 ke2 Meaning

Meanings

  • "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems

Simplified Characters

北 京 咳

Traditional Characters

北 京 咳

Pinyin

Bei3 jing1 ke2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

北bei3north 京jing1abbr. for Beijing 咳ke2sound of sighing