顛倒

顛倒

1. (literal) to turn upside-down; to reverse; to be topsy-turvy

   • 東方未晞，顛倒裳衣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东方未晞，颠倒裳衣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dōngfāng wèi xī, diāndǎo chángyī.

     Before there was a streak of dawn in the east,
     I was putting on my clothes upside down.

2. (figurative) to be confused; to be deranged; to go crazy; to be chaotic; to be disorderly; to fool around; to behave irrationally or frivolously
3. (literary) to be overthrown; to be overturned

   • 訊予不顧，顛倒思予。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     讯予不顾，颠倒思予。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xùn yǔ bùgù, diāndǎo sī yǔ.

     I admonish him, but he will not regard me;
     When he is overthrown, he will think of me.

顛倒

1. (literary or Taiwanese Hakka, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) instead; on the contrary
2. (literary) only

• “Entry #12931”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
• “Entry #12932”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.