| 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 | 倒立 | 倒立 | dào lì | dao4 li4 | a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down | ||
| 5 | 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) | ||
| 6 | 倒计时 | 倒計時 | dào jì shí | dao4 ji4 shi2 | to count down; countdown | ||
| 7 | 倒过儿 | 倒過兒 | dào guò r | dao4 guo4 r5 | the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc) | ||
| 8 | 倒果为因 | 倒果為因 | dào guǒ wéi yīn | dao4 guo3 wei2 yin1 | to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart | ||
| 9 | 倒挂 | 倒掛 | dào guà | dao4 gua4 | lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay | ||
| 10 | 倒钩 | 倒鉤 | dào gōu | dao4 gou1 | barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football) | ||
| 11 | 倒粪 | 倒糞 | dào fèn | dao4 fen4 | to turn over manure; fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks | ||
| 12 | 倒放 | 倒放 | dào fàng | dao4 fang4 | to turn upside down; to upend | ||
| 13 | 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) | ||
| 14 | 倒带 | 倒帶 | dào dài | dao4 dai4 | rewind (media player) | ||
| 15 | 倒刺 | 倒刺 | dào cì | dao4 ci4 | barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook) | ||
| 16 | 倒春寒 | 倒春寒 | dào chūn hán | dao4 chun1 han2 | cold snap during the spring | ||
| 17 | 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) | ||
| 18 | 倒座儿 | 倒座兒 | dào zuò r | dao4 zuo4 r5 | the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院 | ||
| 19 | 倒车挡 | 倒車擋 | dào chē dǎng | dao4 che1 dang3 | reverse gear | ||
| 20 | 倒车 | 倒車 | dào chē | dao4 che1 | to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards | ||
| 21 | 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) | ||
| 22 | 倒彩声 | 倒彩聲 | dào cǎi shēng | dao4 cai3 sheng1 | jeering; booing; catcalls | ||
| 23 | 倒采 | 倒采 | dào cǎi | dao4 cai3 | adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake; variant of 倒彩 | ||
| 24 | 倒背手儿 | 倒背手兒 | dào bèi shǒu r | dao4 bei4 shou3 r5 | erhua variant of 倒背手 | ||
| 25 | 倒背手 | 倒背手 | dào bèi shǒu | dao4 bei4 shou3 | with one's hands behind one's back |
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