dào​guà

to hang upside down

  • created sense approved 倒挂/倒掛 · dào​guà · to hang upside down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    to hang upside down

    To hang or be suspended upside down; to be inverted

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang

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  • created sense approved 倒挂/倒掛 · dào​guà · to be inverted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    to be inverted

    To be in an inverted or topsy-turvy state, especially regarding price or compensation where costs exceed revenue or returns are lower than contributions

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang

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  • created sense approved 倒挂/倒掛 · dào​guà · lovebird — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    lovebird

    (Taiwan) A type of parakeet-like lovebird

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang

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  • created sense approved 倒挂/倒掛 · dào​guà · debt inversion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    debt inversion

    To borrow more than one can ever repay

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang

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  • created sense approved 倒挂/倒掛 · dào​guà · reversal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    reversal

    A reversal of the natural order of things

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang

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