倒悬之苦
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
idiom
Traditional: 倒懸之苦
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- (idiom) lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- dire straits
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Related Words
倒悬之危(dào xuán zhī wēi)— lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
→倒悬之急(dào xuán zhī jí)— lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
→倒悬(dào xuán)— lit. to hang upside down
→解民倒悬(jiě mín dào xuán)— lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
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