hang upside down; extreme hardship or peril
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to hang upside down (literally)
literaryLiteral, physical description of a hanging posture.
Gǔ古
rén人
yǒu有
yòng用
dào倒
xuán悬
zhī之
xíng刑
。
Ancient people used the punishment of hanging upside down.
Biān蝙
fú蝠
bái白
tiān天
dào倒
xuán悬
zài在
dòng洞
xué穴
lǐ里
xiū休
xi息
。
Bats rest by hanging upside down in caves during the day.
verb
to be in extreme hardship or a critical situation (figuratively)
literaryA classical literary metaphor describing dire straits or suffering.
Jiě解
mín民
yú于
dào倒
xuán悬
。
To relieve the people from their extreme suffering.
Guó国
jiā家
wēi危
nàn难
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
rú如
chǔ处
dào倒
xuán悬
。
With the nation in crisis, the people are living in extreme hardship.
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Tā他
de的
gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
xiàn现
yǐ已
dào倒
xuán悬
。
His company's capital chain has broken, and it is now in a critical situation.