WordTaiwan frequency #16,934
倒臥
ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋ
“to lie down; to fall and lie on the ground”
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倒
ㄉㄠˇ
To fall or collapse; to lie down; to fail or go bankrupt; to invert or place upside down; to pour out or dump; to change or switch; but or yet; to resell at a profit.
臥
ㄨㄛˋ
To lie down or recline; to crouch or prostrate oneself; to sleep or rest; to be situated or placed horizontally; to live in seclusion.
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- 倒是ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋcontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
- 反倒ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇbut on the contrary; but instead; unexpectedly; contrary to what one might expect
- 倒數ㄉㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋto count backwards; to count down; reciprocal (math); inverse number; from the back or bottom.
- 跌倒ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄠˇto fall down; to tumble; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer a setback or failure
- 倒塌ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚto collapse; to topple over (of buildings or structures); (Taiwan, of clothing) worn-out, not crisp or neat
- 臥室ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋbedroom; a room for sleeping.
- 倒地ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋto fall to the ground; (colloquial, Taiwan) to kill someone
- 倒楣ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊunlucky; to have bad luck; to encounter setbacks; to fail in an endeavor
- 傾倒ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇto topple over; to fall down; to greatly admire; to pour out; to dump; to empty completely; to speak freely
- 顛倒ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇto turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy; only; instead; to overthrow; to ruin
- 倒下ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋto collapse; to topple over; to fall down; to lie down
- 倒退ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋto go backward; to fall back; to revert to an earlier state; to regress