倒灌
dào​guàn

to flow backward

  • created sense approved 倒灌 · dào​guàn · to flow backward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒灌

    dào​guàn

    to flow backward

    to flow backward, such as water flowing from a lower to a higher level due to tides or floods, smoke blowing back down a chimney, or sewage backing up; (figuratively) to flow in the reverse of the normal direction (e.g. of capital or talent)

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 灌 (literal) → 灌 · guàn · to pour

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