汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 倒懸
dào xuán
倒懸 (倒悬)
lit. to hang upside down / fig. in dire straits
倒置 倒伏 倒裝
亦作"倒县"。 指人头脚倒置地或物上下倒置地悬挂着。 指把人或物倒挂起来。 亦以人之倒挂比喻处境极其困苦或危急，以家庭用具之倒挂比喻极其贫困。 鸟名‘号虫的别称。也叫鹖旦。
倒 dào/dǎo 悬 (懸) xuán
COMMON WORDS WITH 倒懸
解民倒懸 ( 解民倒悬 )
jiě mín dào xuán
lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
( 解民倒悬 )
倒懸之急 ( 倒悬之急 )
dào xuán zhī jí
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
( 倒悬之急 )
倒懸之苦 ( 倒悬之苦 )
dào xuán zhī kǔ
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
( 倒悬之苦 )
倒懸之危 ( 倒悬之危 )
dào xuán zhī wēi
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
( 倒悬之危 )
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