倒 (dou2 dou3 | dao3 dao4) : fall over; pour out; turn upside down

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倒

dou2 dou3

dao3 dao4

[粵]dou2, [普]dao3
(v) [1] fall over; topple; overthrow [2] (business) fail; collapse [3] be spoiled; malfunction [4] change; shift; exchange [5] move around

[粵]dou2, [普]dao4
(v) pour out; tip; dump (garbage)

[粵]dou3, [普]dao4
[1] (v) turn upside down; invert; reverse [2] (adj) upside down; inverse; inverted [3] (v) move backwards; turn back [4] (adv) unexpectedly [5] (indicating contradiction) just; merely; only [6] (indicating concession) although; but; all right [7] (indicating impatience) after all

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

倒

This word has been viewed 13787 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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兵敗如山倒 bing1 baai6 jyu4 saan1 dou2 bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3 = troops in defeat like a landslide; a beaten army in total collapse

跌倒 dit3 dou2 = fall down

倒入 dou2 jap6 dao4 ru4 = pour in

病倒 beng6 dou2 bing4 dao3 = down with an illness

倒閉 dou2 bai3 dao3 bi4 = go bankrupt 國

倒帶 dou3 daai3*2 = rewind

倒瀉 dou2 se3*2 = to spill 粵

顛倒 din1 dou2 dian1 dao3 = to turn upside down; to invert; confused

打倒 daa2 dou2 da3 dao3 = to flatten; to overthrow (governments, leaders, etc.)

倒騰 dou2 tang4 dao3 teng5 = to move about; to buy and sell

倒霉 dou2 mui4 dao3 mei2 = have bad luck; be out of luck; rotten luck; wretched

倒退 dou3 teoi3 dao4 tui4 = go backwards; regressive

倒爺 dou2 je4 dao3 ye2 = a profiteer; an opportunist 國

倒是 dou3 si6 dao4 shi4 = actually; on the contrary 國

投機倒把 tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2 tou2 ji1 dao3 ba3 = (saying) to play the market

本末倒置 bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 ben3 mo4 dao3 zhi4 = to put the cart before the horse

反倒 faan2 dou3 fan3 dao4 = instead

倒塌 dou2 taap3 dao3 ta1 = [1] collapse, [2] topple

倒刺 dou3 ci3 = agnail, hangnail

倒轉 dou3 zyun3 = inversion, turn in reverse

推倒 teoi1 dou2 tui1 dao3 = push over; repudiate

撞倒 zong6 dou2 zhuang4 dao3 = knock over

倒頭 dou2 tau4 dao3 tou2 = go to bed; lie down

倒水 dou2 seoi2 = to pour water

倒茶 dou2 caa4 = to pour tea

倒垃圾 dou2 laap6 saap3 = to empty the garbage, to dump rubbish,

倒垃圾的 dou2 laap6 saap3 dik1 = something or someone concerned with garbage disposal 國

考倒 haau2 dou2 kao3 dao3 = to baffle; to confound

倒字紙 dou2 zi6 zi2 = to dump waste paper

跌倒落地 dit3 dou2 lok6 dei6 = fell or to have fallen on

跌倒落 dit3 dou2 lok6 = fell or to have fallen on

不倒翁 bat1 dou2 jung1 bu4 dao3 weng1 = tumbler; roly-poly

倒數 dou3 sou2; dou2 sou3 dao4 shu3; dao3 shu4 = to count backwards; reciprocal

顛倒過來 din1 dou2 gwo3 lai4 dian1 dao3 guo4 lai2 = invert

倒轉頭 dou3 zyun3 tau4 dao4 zhuan4 tou2 = upside down 粵

倒反 dou3 faan2 dao4 fan3 = unexpectedly; inversion

拜倒 baai3 dou3 bai4 dao3 = prostrate oneself; fall on one's knees; grovel

倒立的 dou2 laap6 dik1 dao4 li4 de5 = inverted 國

倒置的 dou2 zi3 dik1 dao4 zhi4 de5 = inverted 國

倒數嘉年華 dou3 sou2 gaa1 nin4 waa4 = a countdown carnival

倒數活動 dou3 sou2 wut6 dung6 = New Year countdown parties/countdown events

倒閉邊緣 dou2 bai3 bin1 jyun4 = on the verge of collapse

暈倒 wan4 dou2 = to swoon

倒後鏡 dou3 hau6 geng3*2 = a rear view mirror

仆倒 puk1 dou3*2 = [v] to fall down

倒牙 dou2 ngaa4*2 dao3 ya2 = set one's teeth on edge

顛倒是非 din1 dou2 si6 fei1 dian1 dao3 shi4 fei1 = confound right and wrong; confuse truth and falsehood; turn things upside down

顛倒黑白 din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 dian1 dao3 hei1 bai2 = confuse right and wrong; turn facts upside down (mix up black and white)

倒米 dou2 mai5 = to ruin a business (lit., "throw away rice")

倒瀉籮蟹 dou2 se3*2 lo4 haai5 = chaotic; messy 粵

倒屎 dou2 si2 = clean out a latrine (lit., "upend the crapper")

倒屎咁早 dou2 si2 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning 粵

倒吊 dou3 diu3 = to suspend upside down

倒汗水 dou3 hon6 seoi2 = distilled water; steam condensing on a covered pot of boiling water

倒楣 dou2 mei4 dao3 mei2 = to be unlucky; variant of 倒霉

幫倒忙 bong1 dou2 mong4 bang1 dao4 mang2 = to be more of a hinderance than a help

摔倒 seot1 dou2 shuai1 dao3 = fall down, fall over oneself ; trip

倒米壽星 dou2 mai5 sau6 sing1 = a disservice-doer 粵

倒影 dou3 jing2 dao4 ying3 = inverted image; inverted reflection in water

倒換 dou3 wun6 dao3 huan4 = rotate; take turns; rearrange (sequence, order, etc.); replace

倒流 dou3 lau4 dao4 liu2 = flow backwards; regorge; backcurrent

倒車 dou3 ce1 dao3 che1 = back a car

大開倒車 daai6 hoi1 dou3 ce1 = to turn the clock back; a big retrogress

倒瓤 dou2 nong4 = overly ripe (for melons) 粵

倒檔 dou3 dong3 dao4 dang4 = reverse gear

倒掟頭 dou3 deng3 tau4 = hanging upside down; inverted 粵

倒竈 dou2 zou3*2 = to be more of a hinderance than a help 粵

打倒褪 daa2 dou3 tan3 = to go backwards; to go in reverse 粵

倒按揭 dou3 on3 kit3 = a reverse mortgage

喝倒采 hot3 dou2 coi2 he4 dao4 cai3 = make catcalls; hoot; boo

倒掟 dou3 deng3 = hanging upside down; inverted 粵

碰倒 pung3 dou2 = to bump into

倒褪 dou3 tan3 = go backwards 粵

倒冧 dou2 lam3 dao3 lin2 = to topple over, collapse 粵

倒塔咁早 dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 dao3 ta3 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning 粵

屹立不倒 ngat6 lap6 bat1 dou2 yi4 li4 bu4 dao3 = to stand unswaying, firm and erect

窮途潦倒 kung4 tou4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 tu2 liao2 dao3 = be down and out

倒鉤球 dou3 ngau1 kau4 dao4 gou1 qiu2 = bicycle kick

傾倒 king1 dou2 qing1 dao3 / dao4 = fall over; greatly admire; pour out

潦倒 lou5 dou2 liao2 dao3 = out of good luck; disheartened; dejected; frustrated

窮愁潦倒 kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 chou2 liao2 dao3 = living in poverty and feeling dispirited

倒閣 dou2 gok3 dao3 ge2 = to overthrow the cabinet of the opposition party

東倒西歪 dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 dong1 dao3 xi1 wai1 = stagger; swing and sway; unable to stand steady

壓倒 aat3 dou2 ya1 dao3 = to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming

倒貼 dou2 tip3 dao3 tie1 = to lose money instead of being paid

倒立 dou2 laap6 dao4 li4 = handstand; to do a handstand

時光倒流 si4 gwong1 dou3 lau4 shi2 guang1 dao4 liu2 = turn back the clock

駁倒 bok3 dou2 = confutation; to confute

牆頭草隨風倒 coeng4 tau4 cou2 ceoi4 fung1 dou2 qiang2 tou2 cao3 sui2 feng1 dao3 = grass atop the wall bends in whatever direction of the wind

倒夜香 dou2 je6 hoeng1 = to empty out the chamberpot of nightsoil 粵

大熱倒灶 daai6 jit6 dou2 zou3 da4 re4 dao3 zao4 = a major upset 粵

倒立式 dou2 laap6 sik1 = [yoga] inversions

頭倒立式 tau4 dou2 laap6 sik1 = [yoga] Salamba Sirsasana, Headstand

手倒立式 sau2 dou2 laap6 sik1 = [yoga] Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Handstand

靠牆倒臥式 kaau3 coeng4 dou2 ngo6 sik1 = [yoga] Viparita Karani, Legs On Wall Pose

Showing all 3 examples containing 倒

我有個方法打倒佢粵
I’ve got a way of taking him down.
[Lit. I have [counter] method overthrow him.]

你考倒我。
You baffle me.

啲西瓜倒瓤咯！粵
The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)!

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