to intentionally misrepresent or twist the truth, facts, or someone's meaning; a misrepresentation of facts

An unhealthy trend or noxious influence; improper style or practices.

To lean or sway from side to side unsteadily; used to describe a person who is staggering, stumbling, or about to collapse due to exhaustion, drunkenness, or laughter.

preposterous argument or incorrect logic

to be bored with; to be tired of; to be sick of something

crooked; askew; slanting; not straight or upright

unhealthy trends and evil practices; malignant social influences or corrupt styles of work

To misrepresent the truth or present facts in a misleading way.

crooked; askew; twisted or messy in appearance

not upright or straight; leaning in different directions; often used to describe messy handwriting that is uneven or trembling

Improper ways of doing things or illegal means; crooked paths.

To succeed by a lucky stroke; to obtain a good result despite using the wrong method or having no intention of doing so.

dishonest way of doing things or an immoral lifestyle; crooked path

wicked or dishonest plan; evil advice; foolish idea

Literally means if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked; used as an idiom to describe how the bad behavior of leaders or elders influences their subordinates or the younger generation.

(Chinese medicine) facial nerve paralysis; a condition where the mouth and eyes are pulled to one side

dishonest practices; illegal methods or corrupt ways of doing things; literally "devil's gate, crooked path"

Immoral or dishonest paths in life; depraved ways of living.

Clumsy or inferior poetry, especially comic verse; often used as a self-deprecating way to refer to one's own poetry.

crooked; askew; messy and all over the place

misshapen or crooked; used to describe objects or shapes that are uneven, distorted, or not straight

leaning or swaying as if about to collapse; used to describe being extremely drunk, groggy, or things in a state of disarray

weak and in poor health; listless

To pester or entangle someone with unreasonable or persistent talk

sickly and weak; describing someone who is constantly ill or lacks energy

all twisted and crooked; messy and not in a straight line

talk that is unreasonable, incorrect, or deceptive; malicious words

(dialect) to walk in a stumbling, zigzag, or unsteady fashion

to be thrilled or extremely happy; to grin from ear to ear

To slant or lean to one side; colloquial term for tilting or being lopsided.

crooked or untidy; describes handwriting or items that are not neatly arranged

(colloquial) to mislead someone or lead them into bad habits; to pull something out of alignment or off course

to distort; to knock or pull something out of its correct shape or position

to miss a target; to hit off-center or deflect while hitting

a state of being twisted or pulled out of shape; contortion

higgledy-piggledy; in total disorder; used to describe people lying down or objects scattered in a messy and crooked way

a good-for-nothing person; used as a derogatory term or insult, often historically directed at women to imply they are low-class, shrewish, or indecent

Taiwan colloquial; to obtain money or property through illegal or dishonest means; to engage in corruption or embezzlement.

a twisted or wry mouth

to cause trouble or be difficult; also written as [[歪撇|歪撇|wai1 pie3]]

Talent or skill in a specialized field outside of one's main profession or conventional academic study; unique or perverse talent.

to cause trouble, be difficult, or act in an unreasonable manner

(slang) a humorous way to say foreigner; this is a pun on the pronunciation of [[外国人|外國人|wai4 guo2 ren2]] by non-native speakers

To defame or blame someone unjustly; to misunderstand or wrongly accuse someone.

A devious or dishonest method; an evil idea or bad suggestion.

repulsively ugly; misshapen and inferior produce (metaphor for people or things)

someone with an ugly appearance but a good heart; (sometimes) something that is ugly but useful

to lean or tilt to one side; to be slanted or crooked

to talk nonsense; to speak wildly or make irresponsible remarks