北京咳

Traditional form:

北京咳

Pinyin (reading):

Běijīngké

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 京 - capital city
• 咳 - to cough

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 京 - capital city
• 咳 - to cough