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东倒西歪

dōng dǎo xī wāi

4-character word Traditional 東倒西歪

What 东倒西歪 means

1. to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
2. to sway
3. (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle

The characters in 东倒西歪

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow
• 西xīwest
• 歪wāiaskew; at a crooked angle; devious

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