| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 倒 | 倒 | dào | dao4 | to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation | ||
| 2 | 倒是 | 倒是 | dào shi | dao4 shi5 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | ||
| 3 | 倒退 | 倒退 | dào tuì | dao4 tui4 | to fall back; to go in reverse | ||
| 4 | 反倒 | 反倒 | fǎn dào | fan3 dao4 | but on the contrary; but expectedly | ||
| 5 | 倒立 | 倒立 | dào lì | dao4 li4 | a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down | ||
| 6 | 倾倒 | 傾倒 | qīng dào | qing1 dao4 | to dump; to pour; to empty out | ||
| 7 | 倒茶 | 倒茶 | dào chá | dao4 cha2 | Pour tea | ||
| 8 | 倒反 | 倒反 | dào fǎn | dao4 fan3 | instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) | ||
| 9 | 倒吊蜡烛 | 倒吊蠟燭 | dào diào là zhú | dao4 diao4 la4 zhu2 | Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo) | ||
| 10 | 倒掉 | 倒掉 | dào diào | dao4 diao4 | Pour it out | ||
| 11 | 倒打一耙 | 倒打一耙 | dào dǎ yī pá | dao4 da3 yi1 pa2 | lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记 ; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) | ||
| 12 | 倒刺 | 倒刺 | dào cì | dao4 ci4 | barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook) | ||
| 13 | 倒春寒 | 倒春寒 | dào chūn hán | dao4 chun1 han2 | cold snap during the spring | ||
| 14 | 倒抽一口气 | 倒抽一口氣 | dào chōu yī kǒu qì | dao4 chou1 yi1 kou3 qi4 | to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc) | ||
| 15 | 倒车挡 | 倒車擋 | dào chē dǎng | dao4 che1 dang3 | reverse gear | ||
| 16 | 倒车 | 倒車 | dào chē | dao4 che1 | to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards | ||
| 17 | 倒插门 | 倒插門 | dào chā mén | dao4 cha1 men2 | to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations) | ||
| 18 | 倒彩声 | 倒彩聲 | dào cǎi shēng | dao4 cai3 sheng1 | jeering; booing; catcalls | ||
| 19 | 倒彩 | 倒彩 | dào cǎi | dao4 cai3 | variant of 倒彩 ; adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake | ||
| 20 | 倒逼 | 倒逼 | dào bī | dao4 bi1 | Forced by the situation | ||
| 21 | 倒背手儿 | 倒背手兒 | dào bèi shǒu r | dao4 bei4 shou3 r5 | erhua variant of 倒背手 | ||
| 22 | 醉倒 | 醉倒 | zuì dào | zui4 dao4 | and collapsed drunk | ||
| 23 | 倒背如流 | 倒背如流 | dào bèi rú liú | dao4 bei4 ru2 liu2 | to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) | ||
| 24 | 吹倒 | 吹倒 | chuī dào | chui1 dao4 | blow down | ||
| 25 | 本末倒置 | 本末倒置 | běn mò dào zhì | ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4 | lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse |
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