倒懸
See also: 倒悬
Chinese
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
hang; suspend | ||
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trad. (倒懸) | 倒 | 懸 | |
simp. (倒悬) | 倒 | 悬 | |
Literally: “to be hung upside down by the feet”. |
Pronunciation
Verb
倒懸
- to hang upside down
- (literary, figuratively) to be in dire straits; to be in a precarious position
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