倒栽葱 — “To fall head over heels”
倒栽葱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall head over heels”. To suffer a disastrous or complete failure; to take a severe tumble. Literally, “fall headfirst; head-first tumble”.
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倒栽葱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
倒栽葱 Character Breakdown
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他初次尝试创业，因为经验不足，结果倒栽葱，赔了所有的积蓄。
His first attempt at entrepreneurship, due to lack of experience, resulted in a disastrous failure, causing him to lose all his savings.
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- dǎo倒guān冠luò落pèi佩resign from office and return home
- dǎo倒guàn冠luò落pèi珮shed official attire and retire
- dǎo倒fèng凤diān颠luán鸾sexual intercourse
- dào倒sì四diān颠sān三incoherent or muddled in speech or action
- dǎo倒yīn因wéi为guǒ果reverse cause and effect
- dào倒xǐ屣xiāng相yíng迎eagerly welcome a guest
- dào倒xǐ屣ér而yíng迎eagerly welcome a guest
- dào倒xǐ屣yíng迎bīn宾eagerly welcome guests
- dǎo倒shān山qīng倾hǎi海overwhelming power and momentum
- dǎo倒xiá峡xiè泻hé河fluent and vigorous writing
- dǎo倒lǐn廪qīng倾qūn囷exhaust all resources or knowledge
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What does 倒栽葱 mean?
倒栽葱 (dào zāi cōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall head over heels”.
How do you pronounce 倒栽葱?
倒栽葱 is pronounced dào zāi cōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倒栽葱 literally mean?
Literally, 倒栽葱 means “fall headfirst; head-first tumble”. It is used to mean “to fall head over heels”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倒栽葱?
指栽跟斗时头先着地，即栽得很重。比喻一次惨重的失败