倒悬之苦
dào​xuán​zhī​kǔ

dire straits

  • created reference approved 倒悬之苦/倒懸之苦 → 倒悬之急/倒懸之急 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒悬之苦 / 倒懸之苦 dào​xuán​zhī​kǔ

    倒悬之急 / 倒懸之急 dào​xuán​zhī​jí

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 倒悬之苦/倒懸之苦 · dào​xuán​zhī​kǔ · dire straits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒悬之苦 / 倒懸之苦

    dào​xuán​zhī​kǔ

    dire straits

    an extremely critical or dangerous situation; literally the pain of being hung upside down

    倒悬 (literal) → 倒悬/倒懸 · dào​xuán · to be in dire straits 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · hardship

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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