倒挂 倒掛
倒挂 倒掛 dào guà ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ dou3 gwaa3
- lit. to hang upside down
- fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
- to borrow more than one can ever repay
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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
挂 掛
- 悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ jyun4 gwaa3 to suspend
- 挂失 掛失 guà shī ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕ gwaa3 sat1 to report the loss of something
- 挂念 掛念 guà niàn ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gwaa3 nim6 to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
- 挂号 掛號 guà hào ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˋ gwaa3 hou6 to register (at a hospital etc)
- 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄡ gwaa3 ngau1 to couple; to link; to hook together
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- 牵挂 牽掛 qiān guà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˋ hin1 gwaa3 to worry about
- 挂号信 掛號信 guà hào xìn ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ gwaa3 hou6 seon3 registered letter
- 吊挂 吊掛 diào guà ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ diu3 gwaa3 to suspend
- 喝挂 喝掛 hē guà ㄏㄜ ㄍㄨㄚˋ hot3 gwaa3 (coll.) to get drunk
- 垂挂 垂掛 chuí guà ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ seoi4 gwaa3 to hang down
- 壁挂 壁掛 bì guà ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ bik1 gwaa3 wall hanging
- 外挂 外掛 wài guà ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ngoi6 gwaa3 attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on
- 张挂 張掛 zhāng guà ㄓㄤ ㄍㄨㄚˋ zoeng1 gwaa3 to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
- 披挂 披掛 pī guà ㄆㄧ ㄍㄨㄚˋ pei1 gwaa3 to put on a suit of armor
- 拖挂 拖掛 tuō guà ㄊㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˋ to1 gwaa3 to pull
- 挂住 掛住 guà zhù ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa3 zyu6 to get caught (entangled)
- 挂名 掛名 guà míng ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwaa3 ming4 to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of
- 挂单 掛單 guà dān ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄢ gwaa3 daan1 see 挂褡
- 挂图 掛圖 guà tú ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨˊ gwaa3 tou4 wall chart
- 挂好 掛好 guà hǎo ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˇ gwaa3 hou2 to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
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)
- 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2 not worth mentioning (idiom)
- 挂一漏万 掛一漏萬 guà yī lòu wàn ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧ ㄌㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ gwaa3 jat1 lau6 maan6 to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
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- 牵肠挂肚 牽腸掛肚 qiān cháng guà dù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨˋ hin1 coeng4 gwaa3 tou5 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
- 无牵无挂 無牽無掛 wú qiān wú guà ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ mou4 hin1 mou4 gwaa3 (idiom) unburdened by obligations or attachments; carefree
- 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ jat1 si1 bat1 gwaa3 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked