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颠三倒四 — “Describing speech or actions that are confused”

颠三倒四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing speech or actions that are confused”. Incoherent, or disorderly.

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颠三倒四 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 颠diān
  • 三sān
  • 倒dǎo
  • 四sì

颠三倒四 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
颠
diān16top, overturn, jolt, insane
三
sān3the number three
倒
dǎo10fall, pour, invert, reverse
四
sì5the number four

Example Sentence with 颠三倒四

他最近总是心不在焉,说话颠三倒四的,让人听不明白。
He has been absent-minded lately, speaking incoherently, making it hard for people to understand him.

Idioms Related to 颠三倒四

Synonyms of 颠三倒四

  • qī七diān颠bā八dǎo倒in utter disorder
  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟in a complete mess
  • zá杂luàn乱wú无zhāng章disorderly and without any order
  • yǔ语wú无lún伦cì次speak incoherently

Antonyms of 颠三倒四

  • jǐng井rán然yǒu有xù序In perfect order
  • yǒu有tiáo条bù不wěn紊orderly and systematic
  • yǒu有tiáo条yǒu有lǐ理orderly and logical

More idioms starting with 颠

  • diān颠qián乾dǎo倒kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠pū仆liú流lí离wander about homeless and displaced
  • diān颠dǎo倒qián乾kūn坤possess extraordinary power to turn things around
  • diān颠dǎo倒gàn干kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠dǎo倒shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒yī衣cháng裳put on clothes in disarray from haste
  • diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒hēi黑bái白deliberately distort facts
  • diān颠chún唇bò簸zuǐ嘴stir up trouble with words
  • diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
  • diān颠tóu头bǒ簸nǎo脑nod and bob one's head
  • diān颠tóu头sǒng耸nǎo脑nodding and bobbing one's head complacently

Questions about 颠三倒四

What does 颠三倒四 mean?
颠三倒四 (diān sān dǎo sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing speech or actions that are confused”.
How do you pronounce 颠三倒四?
颠三倒四 is pronounced diān sān dǎo sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 颠三倒四?
三、四:表示杂乱。形容说话做事错杂紊乱。
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