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倒悬

dào xuán

2-character word Traditional 倒懸

What 倒悬 means

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

The characters in 倒悬

• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow
• 悬xuánto hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement

Words starting with 倒悬

• 倒悬之危dào xuán zhī wēilit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation…
• 倒悬之急dào xuán zhī jílit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation…
• 倒悬之苦dào xuán zhī kǔlit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation…

Words containing 倒悬

• 解民倒悬jiě mín dào xuánlit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius)…