倒霉蛋 dǎo méi dàn ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄉㄢˋ dou2 mui4 daan2
- (coll.) poor devil
- unfortunate man
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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
霉
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 带霉 帶霉 dài méi ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄟˊ daai3 mui4 musty
- 发霉 發霉 fā méi ㄈㄚ ㄇㄟˊ faat3 mui4 to become moldy
- 防霉 fáng méi ㄈㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ fong4 mui4 to inhibit mold
- 霉气 霉氣 méi qì ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ mui4 hei3 a moldy smell
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- 霉烂 霉爛 méi làn ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄢˋ mui4 laan6 mold
- 霉病 méi bìng ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mui4 beng6 mildew
- 霉菌 méi jūn ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄩㄣ mui4 kwan2 mold
- 霉变 霉變 méi biàn ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mui4 bin3 to become moldy
- 霉运 霉運 méi yùn ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄣˋ mui4 wan6 ill luck
- 霉雨 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mui4 jyu5 variant of 梅雨
- 霉素 黴素 méi sù ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ (pharmacology) -mycin (suffix)
- 倒血霉 dǎo xuè méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 hyut3 mui4 to have rotten luck (stronger version of 倒霉)
- 克霉唑 kè méi zuò ㄎㄜˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hak1 mui4 zo6 clotrimazole (antifungal agent)
- 新霉素 新黴素 xīn méi sù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ (pharmacology) neomycin
- 氯霉素 氯黴素 lǜ méi sù ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ (pharmacology) chloramphenicol
- 红霉素 紅黴素 hóng méi sù ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ (pharmacology) erythromycin
- 触霉头 觸霉頭 chù méi tóu ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ zuk1 mui4 tau4 to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else)
- 金霉素 金黴素 jīn méi sù ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ (pharmacology) chlortetracycline
- 霉干菜 霉乾菜 méi gān cài ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄢ ㄘㄞˋ mui4 gon1 coi3 variant of 梅干菜
蛋
- 坏蛋 壞蛋 huài dàn ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ waai6 daan2 bad egg
- 完蛋 wán dàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan2 (coll.) to be done for
- 笨蛋 bèn dàn ㄅㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ ban6 daan2 (mild insult) fool; idiot
- 蛋糕 dàn gāo ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄠ daan6 gou1 cake
- 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ gai1 daan2 (chicken) egg
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- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˋ daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 下蛋 xià dàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ haa6 daan2 to lay eggs
- 倒蛋 dǎo dàn ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou2 daan2 mischief
- 傻蛋 shǎ dàn ㄕㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ so4 daan2 stupid young fellow
- 冰蛋 bīng dàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ bing1 daan2 frozen eggs
- 喜蛋 xǐ dàn ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄢˋ hei2 daan2 red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby
- 嬎蛋 fàn dàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ (dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs
- 孵蛋 fū dàn ㄈㄨ ㄉㄢˋ fu1 daan2 to incubate
- 巨蛋 jù dàn ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄢˋ geoi6 daan2 oval-shaped stadium
- 彩蛋 cǎi dàn ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄢˋ coi2 daan2 painted eggshell
- 懒蛋 懶蛋 lǎn dàn ㄌㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ laan5 daan2 idler
- 扭蛋 niǔ dàn ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˋ nau2 daan2 toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
- 扯蛋 chě dàn ㄔㄜˇ ㄉㄢˋ ce2 daan2 variant of 扯淡
- 捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou2 daan2 to cause trouble
- 掼蛋 摜蛋 guàn dàn ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ guandan (a popular poker game that originated in Jiangsu province, China)
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)