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Chinese
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upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
hang; suspend
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| trad. (倒懸)
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倒
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懸
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| simp. (倒悬)
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倒
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悬
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| Literally: “to be hung upside down by the feet”.
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Pronunciation
Verb
倒懸
- to hang upside down
- (literary, figurative) to be in dire straits; to be in a precarious position
Synonyms
- (to hang upside down): 倒掛／倒挂 (dàoguà)
Derived terms