diān
傎
inverted; top; insane
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb/adjective
to be upside down; topsy-turvy; confused; insane
literaryUsed in literary or formal contexts to describe things being reversed, chaotic, or a person being mentally deranged.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
diān颠
dǎo倒
le了
hēi黑
bái白
。
This matter turned black and white upside down.
Tā他
bèi被
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xī息
xià吓
fēng疯
le了
，
yán言
xíng行
yǒu有
xiē些
diān颠
luàn乱
。
He was driven mad by this news, and his words and actions are somewhat deranged.
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Shén神
hún魂
diān颠
dǎo倒
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
wén文
xué学
miáo描
xiě写
。
Being utterly confused is a common literary description.