倒數

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to invert; to move backwards	to count
trad. (倒數)		倒	數
simp. (倒数)		倒	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dàoshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dao⁴ su³

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dāofù

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ sou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tò-sò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu³
    • Yale: dàu-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuu
    • Palladius: даошу (daošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: dao⁴ su³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: daosu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau²¹³ su⁵³/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: dāofù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau⁵⁵ fu⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ sou²
    • Yale: dou sóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ sou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ sou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ sou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tò-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tò-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doirsox
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /to¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/

Verb

倒數

1. to count down

   除夕倒數／除夕倒数 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  ceoi⁴ zik⁶ dou³ sou² [Jyutping]  ―  New Year countdown

   • 2006, 黃玉珮, editor, 英語遊戲百寶箱（一） [Game Time 1], Taipei: 佳音事業股份有限公司, →ISBN, page 47:

     當學生聽到某個字時，必須站起來、跳上跳下，然後在你從十倒數到一時儘可能大叫。 [MSC, trad.]
     当学生听到某个字时，必须站起来、跳上跳下，然后在你从十倒数到一时尽可能大叫。 [MSC, simp.]

     Dāng xuéshēng tīngdào mǒuge zì shí, bìxū zhàn qǐlái, tiào shàng tiào xià, ránhòu zài nǐ cóng shí dàoshǔ dào yī shí jǐn kěnéng dàjiào. [Pinyin]

     when student's^[sic] hear you say the word of the day, they should stand up, jump up and down, and scream as loud as they can as you count down from 10 to 1.

2. to count backwards; to rank from the end of a list (often modifies an ordinal number)

   倒數第一名／倒数第一名  ―  dàoshǔ dì-yī míng  ―  the last

   排名倒數第二 [MSC, trad.]
   排名倒数第二 [MSC, simp.]

   páimíng dàoshǔ dì-èr [Pinyin]

   to be ranked second last

   • 1832, 李汝珍, chapter 69, in 鏡花緣 [Flowers in the Mirror]‎^[1], 芥子園藏版:

     將來殿試你是倒數第二、全貞姐姐是倒數第一 [MSC, trad.]
     将来殿试你是倒数第二、全贞姐姐是倒数第一 [MSC, simp.]

     jiānglái diànshì nǐ shì dàoshǔ dì-èr, Quánzhēn jiějie shì dàoshǔ dì-yī [Pinyin]

     In the future court examination, you will be second last, and sister Quanzhen will come last

   • 2013, 羅世宏, “公民數位典藏：從理論實踐到行動反思”, in 羅世宏, editor, 《公民數位典藏：理論×實踐×反思》, →ISBN, page 36:

     雲嘉南地區也一直是台灣家戶所得排名倒數的幾個縣市 [MSC, trad.]
     云嘉南地区也一直是台湾家户所得排名倒数的几个县市 [MSC, simp.]

     Yún-Jiā-Nán dìqū yě yīzhí shì Táiwān jiāhù suǒdé páimíng dàoshǔ de jǐge xiànshì [Pinyin]

     The Yunlin–Chiayi–Tainan area has always been the lowest ranking counties and cities in Taiwan for family income

Derived terms

• 倒數計時 / 倒数计时

 

Etymology 2

		to turn upside down; to invert	number; figure
trad. (倒數)		倒	數
simp. (倒数)		倒	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou² sou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tò-sò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshù
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu⁴
    • Yale: dàu-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuh
    • Palladius: даошу (daošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshùr
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shu⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dàu-shùr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshull
    • Palladius: даошур (daošur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou² sou³
    • Yale: dóu sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou² sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou² sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tò-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tò-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doirsox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

Noun

倒數

1. (mathematics) reciprocal; inverse
   • 1996, 張文忠, editor, 《高等數學中的反例》, Taipei: 中央圖書出版社, →ISBN, page 50:

     數列$\left\{{\frac {1}{n^{2}}}\right\}$收斂於零，而由它各項的倒數所組成的數列為$\{n^{2}\}$，是發散的。

     The sequence $\left\{{\frac {1}{n^{2}}}\right\}$ converges to zero, and the sequence made with the reciprocal of each of its members, $\{n^{2}\}$, is divergent.

Etymology 3

		to fall; to collapse; to fail	account; debt
trad. (倒數)		倒	數
simp. (倒数)		倒	数
alternative forms		倒賬／倒账

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tó-siàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: tó-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doysiaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /to⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/

Verb

倒數

1. (Hokkien) to not repay a debt
   • 2022 August 28, 李南衡 [Lí Lâm-hêng], “中國ê制裁，啥人ē驚？ [Tiong-kok ê chè-chhâi, siáⁿ lâng ē kiaⁿ?]”, in 《綠色短評》 [Le̍k-sek Toán-phêng]‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-12-24:

     最近河南省村鎮銀行倒數，不准存款人去領錢 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     最近河南省村镇银行倒数，不准存款人去领钱 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     Chòe-kīn Hô-lâm-séng chhun-tìn gîn-hâng tó-siàu, put-chún chûn-khoán-jîn khì niá chîⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Lately, banks in villages and townships in the province of Henan are refusing to repay debts; they are not letting depositors withdraw funds

Synonyms

• 倒債／倒债
• 賴賬／赖账

Noun

倒數

1. (Hokkien) bad debt

Synonyms

• 呆賬／呆账 (dāizhàng)
• 倒賬／倒账