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颠沛

diān pèi

2-character word Traditional 顛沛

What 颠沛 means

1. to fall over; to stumble
2. (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits

The characters in 颠沛

• 颠diāntop (of the head); apex; to fall forwards
• 沛pèicopious; abundant

Words starting with 颠沛

• 颠沛流离diān pèi liú líhomeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift

Words containing 颠沛

• 流离颠沛liú lí diān pèidestitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means

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