倒戈
倒戈 dǎo gē ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄜ dou2 gwo1
- to change sides in a war
- turncoat
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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
戈
- 干戈 gān gē ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ gon1 gwo1 weapons of war
- 戈壁 Gē bì ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ gwo1 bik1 Gobi (desert)
- 兵戈 bīng gē ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ bing1 gwo1 weapons
- 坚戈堅戈 jiān gē ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄜ gin1 gwo1 tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
- 戈比 gē bǐ ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˇ gwo1 bei2 kopeck (unit of money, one hundredth of ruble) (loanword)
- 戈尔戈爾 Gē ěr ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ gwo1 ji5 Gore (name)
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
- 兵戈扰攘兵戈擾攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄤˇ bing1 gwo1 jiu5 joeng5 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
- 大动干戈大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 同室操戈 tóng shì cāo gē ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄜ tung4 sat1 cou1 gwo1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
- 枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3 lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
- 枕戈寝甲枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3 lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)