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倒悬

倒懸
dào xuán

Meanings

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dào xuán
  1. 1.lit. to hang upside down
  2. 2.fig. in dire straits

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to hang upside down
  2. 2.to be in dire straits; to be in a precarious position

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Stroke order

Components

倒亻到
悬且厶心

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Characters

倒悬

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Synonyms

倒掛倒挂

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Derived terms

倒懸之危倒悬之危倒懸之急倒悬之急倒懸之苦倒悬之苦倒懸捱命倒悬捱命如解倒懸如解倒悬解民倒懸解民倒悬

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Related words

解民倒悬 lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits倒悬之苦 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation倒悬之急 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation倒悬之危 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation