倒挂

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• 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 +

• 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) +
• 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 +