倒數

Chinese

		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	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (倒數)		倒	數
simp. (倒数)		倒	数

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ sou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu³
    • Yale: dàu-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuu
    • Palladius: даошу (daošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ sou²
    • Yale: dou sóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ sou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ sou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ sou̯³⁵/

Verb

倒數

1. to count backwards; to rank last

   倒數第一名／倒数第一名  ―  dàoshǔ dìyīmíng  ―  the last

   排名倒數第二 [MSC, trad.]
   排名倒数第二 [MSC, simp.]

   páimíng dàoshǔ dì'èr [Pinyin]

   to be ranked second last

2. to count down

   除夕倒數／除夕倒数 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  ceoi⁴ zik⁶ dou³ sou² [Jyutping]  ―  New Year countdown

Derived terms

• 倒數第一名／倒数第一名
• 倒數計時／倒数计时

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou² sou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tó-sò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshù
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu⁴
    • Yale: dàu-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuh
    • Palladius: даошу (daošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshùr
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dàu-shùr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshull
    • Palladius: даошур (daošur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou² sou³
    • Yale: dóu sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou² sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou² sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tó-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doysox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

Noun

倒數

1. (mathematics) reciprocal; inverse

Pronunciation 3

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tó-siàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: tó-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doysiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /to⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

Verb

倒數

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to not repay a debt

Synonyms

• 倒債／倒债

Noun

倒數

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bad debt

Synonyms

• 呆賬／呆账 (dāizhàng)
• 倒賬／倒账