临蓐

Traditional form:

臨蓐

Pinyin (reading):

línrù

Definitions:

• at childbirth
• in labor

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 蓐 - straw mat; rushes, reeds

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 蓐 - straw mat; rushes, reeds