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
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
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)
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- 戈尔 戈爾 Gē ěr ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ gwo1 ji5 Gore (name)
- 戈瑞 gē ruì ㄍㄜ ㄖㄨㄟˋ gwo1 seoi6 gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)
- 戈船 gē chuán ㄍㄜ ㄔㄨㄢˊ gwo1 syun4 armed vessel (of ancient times)
- 戈雷 gē léi ㄍㄜ ㄌㄟˊ gwo1 leoi4 gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) (Tw)
- 探戈 tàn gē ㄊㄢˋ ㄍㄜ taam3 gwo1 tango (dance) (loanword)
- 挥戈 揮戈 huī gē ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄜ fai1 gwo1 to brandish a spear
- 班戈 Bān gē ㄅㄢ ㄍㄜ baan1 gwo1 see 班戈县
- 伊戈尔 伊戈爾 Yī gē ěr ㄧ ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ ji1 gwo1 ji5 Igor
- 戈培尔 戈培爾 Gē péi ěr ㄍㄜ ㄆㄟˊ ㄦˇ gwo1 pui4 ji5 Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), German Nazi leader and politician
- 戈壁滩 戈壁灘 Gē bì tān ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄢ gwo1 bik1 taan1 Gobi desert
- 果戈里 Guǒ gē lǐ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄜ ㄌㄧˇ gwo2 gwo1 lei5 Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian author and dramatist
- 泰戈尔 泰戈爾 Tài gē ěr ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ taai3 gwo1 ji5 Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and writer
- 班戈县 班戈縣 Bān gē Xiàn ㄅㄢ ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧㄢˋ baan1 gwo1 jyun6 Baingoin, a county in Nagqu City 那曲市, Tibet
- 伊戈尔斯 伊戈爾斯 Yī gē ěr sī ㄧ ㄍㄜ ㄦˇ ㄙ ji1 gwo1 ji5 si1 Eagles (name)
- 倒戈卸甲 dǎo gē xiè jiǎ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ dou2 gwo1 se3 gaap3 to lay down arms
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 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack
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- 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
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 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