倒栽葱

Traditional: 倒栽蔥

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Dictionary entry

to fall headlong

What does 倒栽葱 mean?

倒栽葱 (dào zāi cōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fall headlong

2(fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 栽zāito plant; to grow · to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)葱cōngscallion · green onion

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倒栽葱

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