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倒悬
倒懸
dàoxuán
1. lit. to hang upside down
2. fig. in dire straits

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (4)

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

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