倒懸

See also: 倒悬

Chinese

		upset; turn over; to tip 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
trad. (倒懸)		倒	懸
simp. (倒悬)		倒	悬
Literally: “to be hung upside down by the feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàoxuán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoxuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàosyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hsüan²
  - Yale: dàu-sywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyuan
  - Palladius: даосюань (daosjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou³ jyun⁴
  - Yale: dou yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou³ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ jyːn²¹/

Verb

倒懸

to hang upside down
(literary, figurative) to be in dire straits; to be in a precarious position

Synonyms

(to hang upside down): 倒掛／倒挂 (dàoguà)

Derived terms

倒懸之危／倒悬之危 (dàoxuánzhīwēi)
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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