倒槽
倒槽 dǎo cáo ㄉㄠˇ ㄘㄠˊ dou2 cou4
- to die out (of livestock)
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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
槽
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 跳槽 tiào cáo ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄠˊ tiu3 cou4 to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
- 凹槽 āo cáo ㄠ ㄘㄠˊ nap1 cou4 recess
- 卡槽 kǎ cáo ㄎㄚˇ ㄘㄠˊ kaa1 cou4 (electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc)
- 吐槽 tǔ cáo ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄠˊ tou3 cou4 (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way
- 插槽 chā cáo ㄔㄚ ㄘㄠˊ caap3 cou4 slot
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
- 牛骥同槽牛驥同槽 niú jì tóng cáo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ ngau4 kei3 tung4 cou4 cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
- 三马同槽三馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo ㄙㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ saam1 maa5 tung4 cou4 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
- 水落归槽水落歸槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 lok6 gwai1 cou4 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong