倒挂

Traditional: 倒掛

dào guà

Dictionary entry

lit. to hang upside down

What does 倒挂 mean?

倒挂 (dào guà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to hang upside down

2fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)

3to borrow more than one can ever repay

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) · to hang up (the phone)

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How to pronounce 倒挂

倒挂

dào guà

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