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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shàngxiàpù
"这两个男孩睡在一张上下铺上。"
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A type of bed in which one frame is stacked on top of another, allowing two beds to occupy the floor space usually required by one.
"The two brothers shared a room and slept in a bunk bed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word bunk originated in American English around the mid-19th century, likely of uncertain Scandinavian origin or related to a sleeping berth on a ship. Bed derives from Old English bedd, stemming from Proto-Germanic *badja-. Combined as bunk bed, it refers specifically to stacked sleeping frames popularized for space-saving efficiency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bunk bed" is said worldwide
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lit superposé
Transliteration: lit superposé
"Les enfants adorent dormir dans le lit superposé."
Etagenbett
Transliteration: Etagenbett
"Im Jugendherbergszimmer stand ein stabiles Etagenbett."
letto a castello
Transliteration: letto a castello
"Nella cameretta dei bambini c'è un letto a castello."
litera
Transliteration: litera
"Mis hijos comparten habitación y duermen en una litera."
beliche
Transliteration: beliche
"Eles compraram um beliche novo para o quarto das crianças."
बंक बेड
Transliteration: bank bed
"छोटे कमरे के लिए बंक बेड बहुत उपयोगी है।"
上下铺
Transliteration: shàngxiàpù
"这两个男孩睡在一张上下铺上。"
이층 침대
Transliteration: icheung chimdae
"아이들이 이층 침대에서 자는 것을 좋아합니다."
二段ベッド
Transliteration: nidan beddo
"子供たちは二段ベッドの上で寝るのが好きです。"
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