坐 - Zuo4 - Sit

坐月子 - Zuo4 Yue4 Zi5 - Sit Month

坐月子 is the traditional thing to do after giving birth, if you’re Chinese. You are really supposed to just sit for one month, and you and the new baby are taken care of by somebody else, usually a grandmother. There’s special foods you’re supposed to eat and a whole list of things to do and not do to help restore your body. This site has all the details.

This tradition is so strong in Taiwan, that for mothers who don’t have an extended family member available there are 坐月子中心 - Zuo4 Yue4 Zi5 Zhong1 Xin1 - Sit Month Centers! Here’s one, called 樣媽咪 - Yang4 Ma Mi - Model Mommy. You go in and live there for a month, and specially trained 坐月子 professionals take care of you and baby. I’m not sure how much that costs, but they also have the take out version, for NT$50,000 (about $1500).