倒卧
倒卧倒臥 dǎo wò ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋ dou2 ngo6
- to lie down
- to drop dead
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More words with these characters
倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
- 倒卖倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
Idioms with these characters
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 藏龙卧虎藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ cong4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 盘龙卧虎盤龍臥虎 pán lóng wò hǔ ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ pun4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 食荼卧棘食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
- 卧虎藏龙臥虎藏龍 wò hǔ cáng lóng ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 卧薪尝胆臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)