低枝倒掛
Chinese
editto lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath |
branch; (a measure word) | upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
to hang; to put up; to suspend | ||
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trad. (低枝倒掛) | 低 | 枝 | 倒 | 掛 | |
simp. (低枝倒挂) | 低 | 枝 | 倒 | 挂 | |
Literally: “like a low branch hanging upside down”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dijhihdǎoguà
- Wade–Giles: ti1-chih1-tao3-kua4
- Yale: dī-jr̄-dǎu-gwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dijydaoguah
- Palladius: дичжидаогуа (dičžidaogua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit低枝倒掛
- awfully sleepy