倒 dou² {dào}

reverse

倒 dou² {dǎo}

1. to fall
2. to collapse
3. to topple
4. to fail
5. to go bankrupt
6. to change (trains or buses)
7. to move around
8. to sell
9. to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗)
10. profiteer

倒 dou² {dào}

1. to place upside down
2. to invert
3. to pour
4. to throw out
5. to move backwards
6. however
7. actually
8. as a matter of fact
9. contrary to expectation

倒茶 dou² caa⁴ {dào chá}

Pour tea; serve the tea

倒冧 dou² lam³ {dào līn}

collapse; cave in; topple

倒米 dou² mai⁵ {dào mǐ}

(verb) to wreck; to destroy or to ruin a business

倒模 dou² mou⁴ {dào mó}

to mold or moulding

倒牙 dou² ngaa⁴ {dǎo yá}

sensitive tooth

倒瓤 dou² nong⁴ {dào ráng}

melons become rotten or empty from the inside from being over ripe

倒水 dou² seoi² {dào shuǐ}

pour water

倒屎 dou² si² {dào shǐ}

emptying a latrine

倒竈〔-灶〕 dou² zou³ {dǎo zào}

to be more of a hinderance than a help

倒掟 dou³ deng³ {dào dìng}

hanging upside down

倒眼 dou³ ngaan⁵ {dào yǎn}

Strabismus

倒瀉〔-泻〕 dou³ se³ {dào xiè}

spill

倒褪 dou³ tan³ {dào tùn}

to go back, move back, become worse; not doing things in order

倒把 dou² baa² {dǎo bǎ}

1. to play the market
2. to speculate (on financial markets)
3. to profiteer

倒敗〔-败〕 dou² baai⁶ {dǎo bài}

to collapse (of building)

倒班 dou² baan¹ {dǎo bān}

1. to change shifts
2. to work in turns

倒閉〔-闭〕 dou² bai³ {dǎo bì}

1. to go bankrupt
2. to close down

倒斃〔-毙〕 dou² bai⁶ {dǎo bì}

to fall dead

倒扁 dou² bin² {Dǎo biǎn}

Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 in 2006 over corruption allegations

倒茬 dou² caa⁴ {dǎo chá}

rotation of crops

倒車〔-车〕 dou² ce¹ {dǎo chē}

to change buses, trains etc

倒車〔-车〕 dou² ce¹ {dào chē}

1. to reverse (a vehicle)
2. to drive backwards

倒彩 dou² coi² {dào cǎi}

adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake

倒倉〔-仓〕 dou² cong¹ {dǎo cāng}

1. to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)
2. voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty)

倒槽 dou² cou⁴ {dǎo cáo}

to die out (of livestock)

倒蛋 dou² daan² {dǎo dàn}

1. mischief
2. to make trouble

倒地 dou² dei⁶ {dǎo dì}

to fall to the ground

倒反 dou² faan² {dào fǎn}

1. instead
2. on the contrary
3. contrary (to expectations)

倒糞〔-粪〕 dou² fan³ {dào fèn}

1. to turn over manure
2. fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks

倒放 dou² fong³ {dào fàng}

1. to turn upside down
2. to upend

倒伏 dou² fuk⁶ {dǎo fú}

(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat

倒灌 dou² gun³ {dào guàn}

1. to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)
2. reverse flow
3. to back up (sewage)

倒戈 dou² gwo¹ {dǎo gē}

1. to change sides in a war
2. turncoat

倒下 dou² haa⁶ {dǎo xià}

1. to collapse
2. to topple over

倒開〔-开〕 dou² hoi¹ {dào kāi}

1. to reverse a vehicle
2. to drive backwards

倒空 dou² hung¹ {dào kōng}

1. to empty (a bag)
2. to turn inside out
3. to turn out

倒爺〔-爷〕 dou² je⁴ {dǎo yé}

1. profiteer
2. wheeler dealer
3. tradesman who buys low and sell high

倒煙〔-烟〕 dou² jin¹ {dào yān}

to have smoke billowing from a fireplace or stove (due to a blockage in the chimney)

倒影 dou² jing² {dào yǐng}

1. inverted image
2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)

倒映 dou² jing² {dào yìng}

inverted reflection in water

倒陽〔-阳〕 dou² joeng⁴ {dǎo yáng}

(med.) to be impotent

倒立 dou² laap⁶ {dào lì}

1. a handstand
2. to turn upside down
3. to stand on one's head
4. upside down

倒流 dou² lau⁴ {dào liú}

1. to flow backwards
2. reverse flow

倒弄 dou² lung⁶ {dǎo nong}

1. to move (things around)
2. to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)

倒賣〔-卖〕 dou² maai⁶ {dǎo mài}

1. to resell at a profit
2. to speculate

倒霉 dou² mui⁴ {dǎo méi}

1. to have bad luck
2. to be out of luck

倒鉤〔-钩〕 dou² ngau¹ {dào gōu}

1. barb
2. bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)

倒臥〔-卧〕 dou² ngo⁶ {dǎo wò}

1. to lie down
2. to drop dead

倒賠〔-赔〕 dou² pui⁴ {dào péi}

to sustain loss in trade

倒手 dou² sau² {dǎo shǒu}

1. to shift from one hand to the other
2. to change hands (of merchandise)

倒藪〔-薮〕 dou² sau² {dào sǒu}

bandits' den

倒寫〔-写〕 dou² se² {dào xiě}

1. mirror writing
2. upside down writing

倒鎖〔-锁〕 dou² so² {dào suǒ}

locked in (with the door locked from the outside)

倒相 dou² soeng³ {dào xiàng}

1. phase reversal
2. phase inversion

倒坍 dou² taan¹ {dǎo tān}

to collapse (of building)

倒塌 dou² taap³ {dǎo tā}

1. to collapse (of building)
2. to topple over

倒替 dou² tai³ {dǎo tì}

1. to take turns (responsibility)
2. to replace

倒騰〔-腾〕 dou² tang⁴ {dǎo teng}

1. to move
2. to shift
3. to exchange
4. to buy and sell
5. peddling

倒頭〔-头〕 dou² tau⁴ {dǎo tóu}

1. to lie down
2. to die

倒臺〔-台〕 dou² toi⁴ {dǎo tái}

1. to overthrow
2. downfall
3. to fall from power
4. to go bankrupt

倒位 dou² wai⁶ {dào wèi}

inversion

倒運〔-运〕 dou² wan⁶ {dǎo yùn}

to have bad luck

倒換〔-换〕 dou² wun⁶ {dǎo huàn}

1. to take turns
2. to rotate (responsibility)

倒序 dou² zeoi⁶ {dào xù}

1. reverse order
2. inverted order

倒睫 dou² zit³ {dào jié}

trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)

倒噍 dou² ziu⁶ {dǎo jiào}

to ruminate (of cows)

倒嚼 dou² zoek³ {dǎo jiáo}

to ruminate (of cows)

倒賬〔-账〕 dou² zoeng³ {dǎo zhàng}

1. unrecoverable debt
2. bad debt
3. to evade debt

倒帳〔-帐〕 dou² zoeng³ {dǎo zhàng}

1. dead loan
2. bad debts
3. to refuse to pay loan

倒像 dou² zoeng⁶ {dào xiàng}

1. inverted image
2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)

倒裝〔-装〕 dou² zong¹ {dào zhuāng}

1. inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
2. anastrophe

倒灶 dou² zou³ {dǎo zào}

1. to fall (from power)
2. in decline
3. unlucky

倒轉〔-转〕 dou² zyun³ {dào zhuǎn}

1. to make an about-turn
2. to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc
3. to turn things on their head

倒刺 dou³ ci³ {dào cì}

1. barb
2. barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)

倒帶〔-带〕 dou³ daai² {dào dài}

rewind (media player)

倒掛〔-挂〕 dou³ gwaa³ {dào guà}

1. lit. to hang upside down
2. fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
3. to borrow more than one can ever repay

倒休 dou³ jau¹ {dǎo xiū}

to shift holidays, taking a weekday off

倒懸〔-悬〕 dou³ jyun⁴ {dào xuán}

1. lit. to hang upside down
2. fig. in dire straits

倒是 dou³ si⁶ {dào shi}

1. contrary to what one might expect
2. actually
3. contrariwise
4. why don't you

倒數〔-数〕 dou³ sou³ {dào shǔ}

1. to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
2. to count down
3. from the bottom (lines on a page)
4. from the back (rows of seats)

倒數〔-数〕 dou³ sou³ {dào shù}

1. inverse number
2. reciprocal (math.)

倒退 dou³ teoi³ {dào tuì}

1. to fall back
2. to go in reverse

倒貼〔-贴〕 dou³ tip³ {dào tiē}

to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)

倒敘〔-叙〕 dou³ zeoi⁶ {dào xù}

1. to flash back
2. flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

倒置 dou³ zi³ {dào zhì}

to invert

倒汗水 dou² hon⁶ seoi² {dào hàn shuǐ}

drip of an air conditioner, drops of water on the window

倒夜香 dou² je⁶ hoeng¹ {dào yè xiāng}

night soil, is the euphemism for human feces collected at night from cesspools or privies

倒掟頭〔--头〕 dou³ deng³ tau⁴ {dào dìng tóu}

upside down

倒翻轉〔--转〕 dou³ faan¹ zyun³ {dào fān zhuǎn}

upside down

倒後鏡〔-后镜〕 dou³ hau⁶ geng³ {dào hòu jìng}

Rear-view Mirror

倒垃圾 dou³ laap⁶ saap³ {dào lā jī}

to dump the rubbish

倒轉頭〔-转头〕 dou³ zyun² tau⁴ {dào zhuǎn tóu}

to turn around, another way round; to invert; on the contrary

倒背手 dou² bui³ sau² {dào bèi shǒu}

with one's hands behind one's back

倒插門〔--门〕 dou² caap³ mun⁴ {dào chā mén}

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

倒車擋〔-车挡〕 dou² ce¹ dong³ {dào chē dǎng}

reverse gear

倒春寒 dou² ceon¹ hon⁴ {dào chūn hán}

cold snap during the spring

倒彩聲〔--声〕 dou² coi² sing¹ {dào cǎi shēng}

1. jeering
2. booing
3. catcalls

倒苦水 dou² fu² seoi² {dào kǔ shuǐ}

to pour out one's grievances

倒計時〔-计时〕 dou² gai³ si⁴ {dào jì shí}

1. to count down
2. countdown

倒過兒〔-过儿〕 dou² gwo³ ji⁴ {dào guò r}

the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)

倒立像 dou² laap⁶ zoeng⁶ {dào lì xiàng}

1. inverted image
2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)

倒霉蛋 dou² mui⁴ daan² {dǎo méi dàn}

1. (coll.) poor devil
2. unfortunate man

倒胃口 dou² wai⁶ hau² {dǎo wèi kǒu}

1. to spoil one's appetite
2. fig. to get fed up with sth

倒座兒〔--儿〕 dou² zo⁶ ji⁴ {dào zuò r}

the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院

倒栽蔥〔--葱〕 dou² zoi¹ cung¹ {dào zāi cōng}

1. to fall headlong
2. fig. a disastrous setback

倒裝句〔-装-〕 dou² zong¹ geoi³ {dào zhuāng jù}

1. inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
2. anastrophe

倒米壽星〔--寿-〕 dou² mai⁵ sau⁶ sing¹ {dào mǐ shòu xing}

describes one who tries to help and ends up doing more harm than good

倒瓤冬瓜 dou² nong⁴ dung¹ gwaa¹ {dào ráng dōng guā}

one who has the looks or pretend to be knowledgable, but actually without substance

倒瀉籮蟹〔-泻箩-〕 dou² se² lo⁴ haai⁵ {dào xiè luó xiè}

(slang) anarchic; chaotic; extremely messy

倒屎咁早 dou² si² gam³ zou² {dào shǐ gān zǎo}

lit. as early as emptying a latrine, meaning extremely early in the morning

倒塔咁早 dou² taap³ gam³ zou² {dào tǎ gān zǎo}

very early in the morning

倒吊荷包 dou³ diu³ ho⁴ baau¹ {dào diào hé bāo}

having to spend money unnecessarily, yet cannot be avoided; willing to make a profit loss, willing to empty the pocket

倒吊沙煲 dou³ diu³ saa¹ bou¹ {dào diào shā bāo}

lit. upside-down pot, meaning have no money for food

倒背如流 dou² bui³ jyu⁴ lau⁴ {dào bèi rú liú}

to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)

倒打一耙 dou² daa² jat¹ paa⁴ {dào dǎ yī pá}

1. lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記; fig. to counter-attack
2. to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

倒吊蠟燭〔--蜡烛〕 dou² diu³ laap⁶ zuk¹ {dào diào là zhú}

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

倒戈卸甲 dou² gwo¹ se³ gaap³ {dǎo gē xiè jiǎ}

to lay down arms

倒果為因〔--为-〕 dou² gwo² wai⁴ jan¹ {dào guǒ wéi yīn}

1. to reverse cause and effect
2. to put the horse before the cart

倒買倒賣〔-买-卖〕 dou² maai⁵ dou² maai⁶ {dǎo mǎi dǎo mài}

1. to buy and sell at a profit
2. to speculate

倒行逆施 dou³ hang⁴ jik⁶ si¹ {dào xíng nì shī}

1. to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
2. to try to turn back history
3. a perverse way of doing things

倒懸之苦〔-悬--〕 dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ fu² {dào xuán zhī kǔ}

1. lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2. dire straits

倒懸之急〔-悬--〕 dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ gap¹ {dào xuán zhī jí}

1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2. dire straits

倒懸之危〔-悬--〕 dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴ {dào xuán zhī wēi}

1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2. dire straits

倒抽一口氣〔----气〕 dou² cau¹ jat¹ hau² hei³ {dào chōu yī kǒu qì}

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

倒吊冇滴墨水 dou³ diu³ mou⁵ dik¹ mak⁶ seoi² {dào diào mǎo dī mò shuǐ}

hanging upside down without dropping one drop of ink, which means a person seems to know a certain thing, but actually is clueless and lack of content